IMPOSSIBLE HAIN NOTHING
SCREENPLAY
ENGLISH VERSION

Screenplay and dialogs: Pinaki Ghosh
Registered with Writers’ Guild of America (West).
ExT. Sundarban MANGROVE forest - twilight
Sundarbans - the largest mangrove forests of the world. Dusk - the light is fading to twilight. A tranquil, peaceful part of Sundarban mangrove forests in high tide - trees are submerged in muddy, murky water. Birds, herons sit on tree branches in hundreds. A deer grazes peacefully. Suddenly the deer raises its ears and turns towards a direction - looks alert. Next moment we hear a bulldozer noisily mowing down trees of the forest. Apparently some construction work is on. Trees fall. The deer escapes. The birds fly away in hundreds, fluttering their wings, filling up the sky. We can see the name of the brand/organization that is doing the construction work, on the bulldozer - 'Silver Umbrella Corp.'
EXT. ANOTHER PART OF Sundarban MANGROVE FOREST - TWILIGHT
On the other side of the riverbank. A MAN WITH A BICYCLE looks on at a distance and can see the bulldozer working… clearing a part of the forest. After a while, he gets up on his bicycle and cycles along the embankment beside the river. A cheap radio plays on - we hear music from the radio. The man stops, hearing some noise. He turns back and waits, trying to hear something. Turns off the radio. Nothing. He cycles on along the embankment alongside the river. We can see thick jungles on the other side of the bank. This time he distinctly hears the roar of a tiger - thrice in a row. He turns back with horror in his eyes and accelerates the speed of his cycle. 
He nears his little village consisting of a few shanties and falls from the bicycle. Leaves the bicycle and runs. He raises the alarm of a tiger in the locality. 
man WITH A BICYCLE
Baagh baagh! 
Old man
Where?
The MAN WITH A CYCLE points to a direction behind him. Looks like scared to death. 
Old MAN (CONT'D)
Beat the drum!
Others present beat a tin drum noisily . The villagers come out armed with bows and arrows, axes, spears and choppers. They look in the direction from where the tiger roar was heard. Mothers enter the homes with the children. The men wait with anticipation. 
Camera rolls over Sundarbans in aerial shot.
Changes to… camera rolling over the icy Himalayas in aerial shot.
Opening credits roll.
EXT. ICE CAPPED HIMALAYAS AND A FROZEN VALLEY LAKE - DAY
Areal view of icy Himalayas as long as opening credits roll. 

Cold white. Camera stops over a frozen valley lake surrounded by white Himalayan mountains. From a very long distance we can see three tiny dots. People. Three people are walking. We see the feet of the three people in close up. They are crossing the frozen lake. Trekkers. A man, SOHAM MUKHERJEE, his wife UJJAINI and their 8 year old daughter TITLI. 
Icicles in the nearby mountains are melting - droplets of water trickle down the icicles. 
There is a sudden crackling noise and the thin film of ice on the lake surface gives way. UJJAINI falls into the icy waters of the lake through the crack. SOHAM and TITLI turn back with horror in their eyes. SOHAM pushes TITLI to a safe distance and crawls back carefully near the crevice; opens his BELT and throws it in the direction of UJJAINI, so that she can grab it. It falls short. SOHAM takes the risk and crawls a little further over the unstable ice film. He grabs UJJAINI's hand trying his best to pull her up. There is apparently some success but UJJAINI is shivering and losing consciousness. Her gloves slip and she sinks into the icy blue waters of the frozen lake. 
Underwater, her body sinks deeper and deeper into the lake (in slow motion). 
SOHAM and the TITLI keep looking on helplessly.
Soham
Ujjaini... Ujjaini!
Titli
Ma!
INT. MUMBAI, TITLI'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Present day. TITLI (10) wakes up from her sleep in the dead of the night in her bedroom. 
TitlI
Ma!
She is perspiring and breathing rapidly. She had a bad dream of her mother slipping into the crevice in the Himalayas. Her room has artificial fluorescent stars, moon and planets studded all round. A DIGITAL HANDYCAM (sponsorship opportunity) is kept next to her bed - one of Titli's most prized possessions - as we will find out later. 'Tintin in Tibet', a comicbook of Tintin's adventures in the icy Himalayas lies next to her - apparently she was reading it before going to sleep. TITLI is crying like a whimper. 
Int. Corridor - night
TITLI walks along the corridor to the adjacent room, to her dad's room.
TitlI
Baba.
Int. Soham'S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
SOHAM wakes up and turns on the lamp. TITLI sits beside SOHAM, still whimpering. 
Soham looks concerned.
SOHAM
Same dream?
Titli lowers her head and nods affirmative. Soham embraces her, running his fingers through her hair. He kisses her head. Then he accompanies her to her room. 
InT. tITLI'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Soham shares bed with his daughter. He looks very sleepy. He kisses Titli's forehead, turns off the lamp and immediately falls asleep with a hand around her. 
The room has fluorescent stars, moon and planets spangled on the ceiling and walls which glow in the dark. Soham sleeps but Titli stares at the artificial stars. Titli gets up after a few seconds and sits upright in the almost dark room. She looks around for some activity. She turns on the DIGITAL HANDYCAM. She records the artificial stars moon and planets on the ceiling. After a while she plays it back but the little screen of the handycam looks dark. She wakes up her dad.
Titli
Dad, get up.
Soham
(startled)
What happened?
TITLI
There is no recording. This is not working.
SOHAM
(sounding sleepy)
What is not working?
TITLI
My camera.
SOHAM
(turns back in the other direction)
Turn it off and go to sleep. I'll see in the morning.
TITLI
No, you need to see it NOW. It is not working. It is MY camera.
Soham gets up and turns on the lamp. He takes the camera and plays it back. The last recording looks completely dark.
SOHAM
What were you shooting?
Titli points to the ceiling, at the artificial stars and moon.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Those? Aare... those will never be recorded. The eye of the camera can see only bright objects. Like the real moon. Go to sleep.
TiTLI
I am not sleepy.
SOHAM
I am.
Soham falls asleep. Titli shakes him and wakes him up.

TITLI
If we can shoot the natural moon on camera, why not the one on my ceiling?
SOHAM
(sleepy)
Because this is artificial. Artificial is weak. Natural is strong.
Soham falls asleep again. Titli looks around. She walks up and opens the fridge. Takes out a chocolate bar and munches it with a crackling sound.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
(without opening his eyes)
Stop making that sound and turn off the light.
TITLI
You are awake? Read me a book.
She picks up the Tintin comicbook, 'Tintin in Tibet' and hands it over to Soham. 
SOHAM
(eyes closed)
No, I am sleeping.
TITLI
No, you are awake.
SOHAM
I am sleeping.
TITLI
How can you talk then?
SOHAM
I can talk while sleeping.
TITLI
Liar.
Soham gets up.
SOHAM
Okay, what do I have to do?
TITLI
(hands over the book)
Read this to me.
Soham looks at the cover of the book. Picture of the icy Himalayas. He takes a look at the pages inside... images of ice, mountains, crevice, Tintin falling into a crevice. Soham closes the book and picks up another book, 'The Castafiore Emerald'.
SOHAM
We'll read this book tonight.
Titli nods her head affirmative. Soham reads 'The Castafiore Emerald' the comicbook to her. They laugh as they read.
EXT. SOHAM'S HOUSE, TALL BUILDING - NIGHT
Camera rolls out of Soham's window far far away. We see the tall building in which they live and part of the cityscape at night. High on a 30 storey building, they live on the top floor with a private terrace. 
EXT. SILVER UMBRELLA CORP. OFFICE exterior - DAY
Establishing shot. A tall office building, with the sign - Silver Umbrella Corp. It is drizzling. A large car stops before the building. SOHAM alights from the car in front of his office. A couple of employees of the office in black suit come running with an umbrella and accompany Soham to the entrance.
Int. Office elevator - day
Soham enters the elevator. A group of 4 employees in the elevator greet him and wish him.
Employees
Good morning Sir.
SoHAM
(smiles)
Very good morning friends.
The elevator climbs up. The counter shows increasing numbers.
INT. SOHAM'S PERSONAL OFFICE ROOM - DAY
Soham enters office to be greeted by his personal assistant, the intelligent and charming LARA, who organizes his work and schedule. She is businesslike, serious with very controlled emotions. Soham seems to be dependent on her for the nitty-grittys of his official matters and she handles it rather well. 
Soham's personal office room is large with a large window covered by blinds. Color, dark metallic grey and blue. 
SOHAM
Hi Lara.
LaRA
Good morning. Is it raining outside? 
SOHAM
No, snowing. 
(smiles)
Yes, raining.
Soham walks up to the large glass window and opens the blinds. The rain outside becomes visible. He looks out, at the street below.
SOHAM (CONT'D)

You will never know what is happening outside if this is always closed. Let some natural light in. See? Doesn't it look good?
Lara comes and stands next to him. They look at the rain drenched city outside, from the window high above the city. 
LARA

Yes. Your hair is wet. 
SOHAM
That's fine. I like my hair wet.
Soham takes his seat. Lara looks around for something. She is looking for a small towel. She does not find it.
LARA
You have a meeting coming up with architect SHARMA in half an hour. You don't want to meet him with this wet look, do you?
She comes behind Soham, opens her scarf and rubs Soham's hair dry.  
LARA (CONT'D)
May I?
SOHAM
(smiles)
Thank you. Scarf free mein mila tha kya?
After a brief rub Lara moves over to the coffee machine and pours two mugs of coffee.
sOHAM (CONT'D)
Lara... Lara, can you please push the meeting to 1 PM? If it is scheduled before lunchtime we can keep it brief; we'll feel hungry within one hour and we can wrap the meeting quickly. SHARMA keeps going on and on like a 60,000 verse epic.
LARA
Or maybe you can hold the meeting standing, near the elevator. That way it will get over within half and hour. 
SOHAM
Brilliant. Or maybe inside the elevator? That way the meeting will get over in 3 minutes. 

Erm... Lara, I was wondering if I could have some... some...
LARA
Coffee.
She places the coffee mug before Soham.
SOHAM
Yes... coffee. Thanks. You can almost read my thoughts. 
LARA
(smiles)
I can read more. Let me guess. You were working very late last night?
SOHAM
Er... yeah, sort of. Actually I was reading a book to Titli. We went to sleep at 3. How did you guess that? I did not post that on Facebook.

LARA
(points her finger around Soham's eyes)
Dark circles around your eyes. You need a relaxing spa session. You look stressed. I am calling up the spa and making a booking for today evening.
She picks up the phone and starts calling.
LARA (CONT'D)
Yes, please make a booking for Mr. Soham Mukherjee at 7 PM today. Thank you.
SOHAM
Wait, no!
LARA
Yes.
SOHAM
No, I protest. I don't have time.
LARA
You do. I'll make the time for you. I plan your schedule.
SOHAM
I want to outsource the work of preparing my schedule.
LARA
You'll probably need my help to outsource the work. 

By the way, why did you and Titli go to sleep at 3? Don't say Titli is suffering from insomnia at the age of 10.
SOHAM
She is having nightmares. She has developed a deep fear. She needs my company.
MILIND, an executive of the company, close to Soham peeps from the door. 
MiLIND
Good morning Sir. Gaurav Sir is looking for you.
SOHAM
Tell him to look inside the drawers. He'll find me.
MILIND
Huh?
Lara giggles.
SOHAM
Tell him I'll meet him in a while. 
Soham takes out his laptop from his bag and boots it.
MILIND
(with a broad smile, waves his hand discreetly)
Hi Lara.
Lara remains busy.
MiLIND (CONT'D)
(waves his hand, this time more distinctly)
I said hi Lara.
LARA
Oh yes. Hi.
INT. OFFICE, GAURAV'S ROOM - cONTINUOUS
Soham's business partner GAURAV's room in the office. Three large LED/LCD televisions play on silently in the background, displaying 3 different business channels. Numbers scroll below the screen; graphs and charts appear frequently. GAURAV is an intelligent and very practical businessman. An MBA, Gaurav knows all facts and figures of his business very well. He is somewhat obsessed with the facts and figures as well. 
Gaurav
Titli? Depressive? What are you saying yaar? She is just 10! She is just 28% of my age and I have no depression. I am 100% ambition, 0% depression.
SOHAM
I suppose I am 100% confusion. Well, I am not sure if it is depression, Gaurav. She seems to have nightmares.
GAURAV
11% children in India suffer from depression, but their parents do not understand that. I am so sorry to hear this. 
SOHAM
That means 89% are mentally healthy children. 
GAURAV
Huh? Er... I suppose so. If you think you want to be with her, I can visit Sundarban alone in the scheduled trip next week. Or maybe Milind can come along with me. I have to give our team there a solid push. It will cost us at least 5.7% more if we miss the deadline to complete the 1st phase. We are heading for an overall 3.4% Increase in profits this quarter over the last. If the deadline of the Sundarban project fails, the profits of this quarter will come down to 1.1% increase over last quarter. 
Gaurav lights up a cigarette.
GAURAV (CONT'D)
Did you hear me? 1.1%! Can't be worse than this, can it?
SOHAM
Hmmm, terrible. By the way, brother, 15% of heavy smokers get cancer and 25% suffer from heart diseases, like heart attack. Is that profitable?
INT. SAUNA SPA IN MUMBAI - nighT
That evening. A steamy sauna bath at a spa. Bare bodied men walk with white towels wrapped around their waists. Steam fills up the room. 
SOHAM and an ELDERLY BALDING MAN are sitting next to each other, with towels on their shoulders, bare body. Soham looks at the ELDERLY BALDING MAN next to him and then looks intensely at the genitals area of the ELDERLY BALDING MAN, who realizes it, gets startled, shudders and gives an awkward look. The ELDERLY BALDING MAN gives a newspaper laid on his lap to SOHAM. We realize SOHAM was looking at a NEWSPAPER laid on the ELDERLY BALDING MAN's lap. Soham shakes his head and smiles to signify thanks.
The news with disturbing photos, is about tiger bones and skin recovered from a parcel at a courier office. Soham looks concerned. 
Song 1: 
Montage: We get a glimpse of Soham's daily chores in fast forward motion. He works, returns home - a beautiful apartment at a high altitude with a private terrace attached, from where he cannot see the ground - he is cut off from the ground level; spends time with his daughter  - next day morning he grabs his meal, leaves for office, climbs the elevator, enters office, works, returns home, spends time with his daughter  - next day morning he grabs his meal, leaves for office, enters office, works, returns home, ascends the elevator which keeps on climbing and climbing and the elevator counter keeps on increasing in number - till he is cut off from ground zero; spends time with his daughter. On a weekend he goes to a multiplex with his daughter and they watch a movie together - which is also a part of their routine chores. The song establishes that he has a monotonous, mechanical and routine-set life. Song sequence ends.
INT. SOHAM'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Clock shows almost 1 AM; past midnight. Soham is working on his laptop with a bedlamp on. He sips coffee. TITLI comes to Soham's room. 
SoHAM
Sweetheart, you are not asleep yet? 
TITLI
(keeps silent for a while)
You come to my room.
SOHAM
Why dear? Baba is working. 
TITLI
I am scared. I cannot sleep.
SOHAM
Scared of what?
Titli is silent.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Scared of what, sweetheart? 
TITLI
I am scared to sleep alone. I had the nightmare.
SOHAM
Ohh. 
Hugs Titli. Tears roll down Titli's cheeks.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
You know sweetheart, there is one way to scare your nightmares. Always do what you are scared to do. 
EXT. RIVER IN Sundarbans - DAY
SUPER: SUNDARBAN MANGROVE FOREST, 3 MONTHS AGO
We jump to flashback 1. SOHAM lands on a picturesque large motorboat from a helicopter (or a boat - as can be arranged). The motorboat carries the name 'Silver Umbrella Corp.'. The large motorboat sails along the waterways of the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forests of the world - comparable only to the Amazon forests; one of the 7 wonders of India. 
SOHAM is accompanied by his 10 yr old daughter, TITLI, who carries her favorite digital handycam. MILIND also accompanies SOHAM. SOHAM is seen talking with his senior employees of Silver Umbrella Corp. who are posted in Sundarbans, about the plan of a project he is undertaking. 
Their boat comes across another boat - belonging to the National Geographic Channel crew (media partnership with Net Geo Channel); they are filming the crocodiles of Sundarbans.
SOHAM
Stop the boat please.
MILIND runs to the top deck to order the boat to be stopped.
SohAM (CONT'D)
(aloud)
Are you filming crocodiles?
Brady barr
Indian crocodiles... yes.

SOHAM
I have seen you on TV. ... you are... you are... Brady Barr? 
BRADY BARR
Right you are.
SOHAM
Hey, I love your shows. My daughter Titli is a diehard fan of your shows. I'll call her. She will be very happy to see you. 
(aloud)
Titli! Titli!
TITLI
Yes baba.
SOHAM
Come here. 
Titli comes close to Soham.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Surprise, surprise. Do you know this uncle?
Titli's face brightens up recognizing her favorite tv show host.
TITLI
Yes! The crocodile man.
SOHAM
(smiles at Titli, proud about his discovery)
National Geographic Channel host Brady Barr.
TITLI
What are you shooting?
BrADY BARR
Blue whales.
TITLI
(with disbelief)
Blue whales? But blue whales are not found here.
BRADY BARR and his fellow naturalist NEHA CHAWLA laugh. NEHA is an intelligent woman in her late twenties, with good looks, that are covered with mud, grass and grime. BRADY and NEHA are both in Khakis.
SOHAM
Brady is joking with you, sweetheart.
TITLI
I know.
Neha
You are an intelligent girl. Yes, there are no blue whales found here.
BrADY BARR
We are shooting Indian crocodiles, honey.
MONTAGE
Brady catching crocodiles with the help of his team, putting radio collars on them; releasing them back to the water. NEHA pounding on a crocodile and helping catch it. End of MONTAGE. 
TITLI
Baba, please invite them to our boat.
SOHAM
Of course, of course. 
(aloud)
I have a request. Please join us for dinner on our boat tonight. Both of you.
BRADY and NEHA look at each other, not sure what to answer.
TITLI
Please!
SOHAM
My boat will be docked very close to this place. I am the CEO of the Silver Umbrella Corp. 
NEHA
So you are the one who is ruining this place for building a floating 5 star hotel?

SOHAM
Ruining? You mean beautifying. Yes, we are adding beauty to this place. We are developing this underdeveloped place. Shall I understand you have accepted my invitation?
BRADY BARR
Erm... let's see.
TITLI
(hands folded)
Please!
BRADY BARR
Okay honey. We'll join you in the evening.
TITLI
(jubilant)
Thank you!
SOHAM
Thanks. You made my daughter's day. Hope I did not disturb you in your work.
BRADY BARR
No... no. 
Soham's large motorboat moves on noisily. 
BRADY BARR (CONT'D)
(to Neha)
What a disturbing element!
EXT. DECK OF MOTORBOAT - NIGHT
Brady and Neha, after the day's work, pay a visit to Soham's large motorboat. Beautiful cutleries and 5 star menu food items decorate the buffet table.
Titli is recording them on video, using her handycam. They pose for her.
BRADY BARR
Whoa! This is unbelievable, Suman.
SoHAM
Soham is my name. This is the finest French food from the finest French chef.
They take food items on their plates and sit on a table on the deck.
NEHA
You seriously believe your Floatel project is going to change this place for good?
SOHAM
Of course. Sundarbans is among the most underdeveloped places in India. The world does not know about this place. I am going to make it a tourist heaven. I am going to put it on the tourist map. 5 star luxury on a floating hotel among raw nature.
BRADY BARR
Awesome!
SOHAM
The project concept?
BRADY BARR
No, the food.
SOHAM
Oh.
BRADY BARR
Don't you think that is going to disturb the environmental balance of the area, Sonam?
SOHAM
Soham, is my name. Oh no. Not at all. We are not disturbing anyone.
NehA
But we witnessed your people pulling down trees and creating havoc.
SOHAM
That is to build a road up to this place. How can the guests come otherwise? They need the finest fast road to come to this place.

Neha
Great. So pull down the home of the tigers to build a road to YOUR luxury hotel? Where do the tigers go? Did you build enough rooms for them in your 5 star floating hotel?
Soham looks embarrassed.
Titli looks uneasy. She stops the handycam and listens to what Brady and Neha has to say.
Brady stops eating and takes out a laptop from his bag. He boots the laptop and shows a slide.
BRADY BARR
Look, Sukam...
SOHAM
Soham.
BRADY BARR
(points his finger to a map on the laptop)
I beg your pardon. Soham, this is the place where Bengal Tigers live in the wild. In the last century there were 40,000 tigers living in India. Today, there are just 1,400 left.  
EXT. Sundarban RIVER - CONTINUOUS
While they converse and have dinner on the deck, a smaller boat starts following their boat. It was hiding itself in one of the narrow water channels leading to the main river. The moon shines bright. The people look like local people; wear masks behind their heads (it is a common practice to wear masks behind their heads in Sundarbans, to fool the tiger). Pirates. They move stealthily towards the large boat of Silver Umbrella Corp.
EXT. DECK OF MOTORBOAT - cONTINUOUS
NEHA
The food is good.
SOHAM
You think so? Thanks.

BRADY BARR
Yes, it is. When the mangrove forest is cut, trees are felled, the tigers lose their natural home. They move closer to the villages and get killed by people. They are tortured to death... a very painful death.
NEHA
Other animals like crocodiles, wild boars, deer, birds, monkeys, monitor lizards, snakes are also affected. They lose their home and are forced to move closer to the villages and their encounter with humans become more frequent.
EXT. Sundarban RIVER - CONTINUOUS
The pirates light up a petrol bomb, which is a glass bottle filled with petrol that has a cloth fuse. They also dip arrows with bandaged arrowheads in petrol. They can see the large motorboat of Silver Umbrella Corp. quite clearly. They are drawing close to it.
EXT. DECK OF MOTORBOAT - cONTINUOUS
SOHAM
I am making a donation to a foundation for conservation of tigers. 
NEHA
You are like an invader who invades into someone's private land, robs his land, makes him a beggar, and then donates some alms to the beggar to feel good about the whole thing.
A FRENCH CHEF dressed like a chef, comes with a delicious looking Flambe food item, and serves it on the table. 
BRADY BARR
Whoa. What is this?

French chef
(to Brady)
Roasted quail with cognac, Sir. This item is set on fire before eating. Enjoy your meal. Shall I set this on fire now? 
braDY BARR
Ah... sure.
The FRENCH CHEF pours cognac on the food item and tries to light a fire, but the wind blows off his matchstick. He tries to light the matchstick again and it blows off again. The FRENCH CHEF looks frustrated and takes out a third matchstick.
SohAM
I must say I have no bad intensions behind my Floatel project. I do not want to harm anyone in executing this project. If my intensions harm anyone, the heavens must curse me by raining fire from the sky.
A fiery petrol bomb flies and lands on the table. The quail with cognac catches fire.
Everyone is startled and panics. Soham seems to be the most startled of them all.  
FrENCH CHEF
Oh mon dieu!
More petrol bombs and fire-arrows keep landing on the deck. They run and take cover behind a huge white projection screen.
SOHAM
Milind! Milind!
MiLIND
Yes sir.
SOHAM
Call up the police. Take my phone. I have the local police control room number saved in this.
MILIND
Yes sir.
Milind takes Soham's phone (mobile phone: sponsorship opportunity) and dials the number of the police. 
Police control room automated voice (o.s.)
Welcome to West Bengal Police. Please press 1 for English, 2 for Hindi, 3 for Bengali.
EXT. Sundarban RIVER - CONTINUOUS
The pirate boat draws up to the large motorboat. The dark sky fills up with bright fire-arrows. The pirates get ready with arms, to invade the motorboat.
EXT. DECK OF MOTORBOAT - cONTINUOUS
SoHAM
(tries to assure others)
We are safe in here.
A fire arrow flies and gets stuck to the white screen. It catches fire.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
I am wrong. We aren't safe here. Run to the top deck. Titli, be with me.
Milind still listens patiently to the phone.
Police control room automated voice (o.s.)
Press 1 to register a complaint, 2 to know the latest warnings, 3 to ...
Milind presses a number.
PoLICE CONTROL ROOM AUTOMATED VOICE (o.s.) (CONT'D)
Press 1 to register a complaint about a theft, 2 for robbery, 3 for cyber crime...
MiLIND
Dhat saala!
Milind gets frustrated and bangs the phone on the floor with all his might. It breaks into pieces.

PoLICE CONTROL ROOM AUTOMATED VOICE (o.s.)
Thank you for calling West Bengal Police. Always by your side. Hope you found this service useful.
Milind lifts his leg and crushes the phone. The voice dies. 
EXT. top DECK OF MOTORBOAT - continuous 
In no time their boat is engulfed in fire. Before long Soham, Titli and Neha are on the top deck to save their lives and having nowhere to go, they are huddled to one corner. Fear is visible in their eyes.
NeHA
They have come to the lower deck.
TITLI
The pirates?
NEHA
Yes.
Ext. Lower deck of motorboar - conTINUOUS
The rural, tribal looking pirates, with masks attached at the back of their heads climb up on the deck. Two of them notice the food on the buffet table and starts eating the food greedily. Others look at the top deck. One of them points his finger at the top deck.
ExT. top deck of the motorboat - conTINUOUS
SOHAM
They are coming this way! 
NEHA
Any smart ideas?
TITLI
(points her finger)
They will come from that ladder. There is another ladder in the other direction. We can use that.
NEHA
The other ladder is on fire.
SOHAM
This does not look good to me.
NEHA
Jump.
SOHAM
Where?
NEHA
Are there many options? In the river of course.
SOHAM
What? You are crazy! This river is infested with crocodiles. The land has hungry tigers waiting for their prey!
NEHA
If you were alone, I would have left you here to die in the hands of the pirates or to be burnt alive. That would have spared the tigers from indigestion. But since your daughter is with you, I have to push you into the river so that you can save your and your daughter's life.
She pushes Soham.
SOHAM
Wait, don't you push me!
NEHA
Then jump, and take your daughter with you. 
SOHAM
No, I can't.
Fire engulfs them completely and there is no way out.
NEHA
You can. There aren't any other options left.
SOHAM
No. I am scared.
NeHA
Always do what you are scared to do. Jump into the river.
Soham looks at Neha for a few seconds, hugs Titli, puts a tube around her and then jumps into the river, taking Titli in his arms. Neha follows. They swim away from the motorboat, which is in flames.
Neha's mobile phone sinks into the muddy water of the river.
Int. Soham'S BEDROOM - nighT
SOHAM
There is one way to scare your nightmares. Always do what you are scared to do. 
Titli looks at Soham. 
Ext. SohAM'S HOUSE, tall building - night
Establishing shot of Soham's building at night. Full moon shines behind the building. Camera zooms on the moon.
DiSSOLVE TO:
EXT. TERRACE, SOHAM'S HOME - DAY
We are looking at the sun through a telescope. Titli is looking at the sun through a telescope, placed on their private terrace. Suddenly she is excited to discover something. Titli focusses the lens and there seems to be a tilted thin line across the sun.
TiTLI (o.s.)
Baba.
SoHAM (o.s.)
What?
TITLI (o.s.)
Is there a ring around the sun like Saturn?
SOHAM (o.S.)
No.
TITLI (o.s.)
But there is. Come here and see. I have discovered the sun's ring!
Titli's imagination montage: Animated Sun with rings around it. The camera zooms on the sun and we can clearly see the flares and rings.

SOHAM (o.s)
Clean the lens.
Titli takes her eye off the telescope and discovers Milind standing behind the other lens and smiling. She did not notice him coming.
TiTLI
Arey!
Milind giggles. Titli is mad at him. She snatches the thin wire he was holding across the telescope lens that created the illusion of a ring across the diameter of the sun.
TITLI (CONT'D)
(grumbles at the prank)
Cheap joke. Grow up mister.
Soham's private terrace is at a high altitude, cut off from the world below. There is a telescope set on the terrace parapet, which is angled towards the sky. Breakfast is laid on a table on the terrace. 
Titli does not say a word and head for the breakfast table.
MiLIND
Sorry to disappoint you Titli.
SOHAM
Titli, don't be so upset. Imagine how many books had to be rewritten if you indeed discovered a ring across the sun. Hi Milind. Please have breakfast with us.
MILIND
Good morning sir. The 3D images of the interiors of the 'floatel' has arrived last night. I came to show you the images. 
Milind opens his bag to take out his laptop.
SOHAM
Yes, I saw the mail last night. 
At the breakfast table Milind demonstrates the plush interiors of the 'Floatel.' They look impressive. Titli decides not to look at it first. Then she can't resist the temptation to look. She runs and brings her handycam and records the images. 

MILIND
(to start another prank with Titli)
Sir, I am taking Titli's camera to video record today's meeting.
TITLI
(sternly)
Ask me. No one touches my camera.
SOHAM
She does not even allow me. You seriously need a camera today?
miLIND
(smiles)
No sir. 
(walks up to the telescope)
Sky-watching is your hobby, isn't it, sir? 
SOHAM
I remain awake till very late. Sometimes I come to the rooftop and...
Milind turns the telescope towards the ground below. In POV we can see people below. The hustle and bustle of the city. Traffic, people. A couple of school students.
MILIND
The sky is great to watch. But the ground is also interesting.
SOHAM
You mean, peeping into people's houses below?
MILIND
No sir. Not peeping into people's houses. The world below is interesting. You'd love it. After all, you are not like 'Percentage'.
Soham walks up to the telescope and puts his eye.
SOHAM
Percentage?
MILIND
Sorry sir. Slip of tongue.

SOHAM
Tell me about it.
MILIND
Sir, let it go.
Soham takes his eye off the telescope and looks at Milind.
MiLIND (CONT'D)
Actually sir, we call Gaurav Sir by a name in the office.
SOHAM
Percentage?
Milind nods his head in agreement. Soham smiles discreetly but controls it quickly. 
View of the beach and the sea through the telescope. People running on the beach, walking, an astrologer sitting with his caged bird. A man trying to read a newspaper on the beach but the high wind makes it impossible for the man to fold the paper. He is trying very hard to turn a page and unable to control the newspaper. It is getting scattered. Another man beside him smokes bidi intensely.
SOHAM (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Hey you are right. The view below is so interesting. I had been looking above all this while and never looked at the world below.
Titli comes and puts her eye on the telescope lens.
Ext. inside soham's car - day
SoHAM
When is the big meeting?
MiLIND
Eleven.
SOHAM
In an hour.
MiLIND
Yes sir. We'll be in the office in 15 minutes. You'll get some time for preparation before the meeting.
How did you like the interiors of the 'Floatel', Sir? 
Soham does not answer anything. Looks out of the window. It is drizzling outside. 
SoHAM
Please stop the car.
Ext. The road beside the beach - conTINUOUS
The car stops. Soham steps down. It is raining and he starts getting wet.
Soham's point of view. The beach, the sea with a dark cloud hanging over it. A streak of sunlight comes through the dark cloud and falls on the sea. 
Soham looks at it, mesmerized. Milind gets busy to open an umbrella and hold it over his head.
SoHAM
Milind, please leave me here and head for the office.
MilIND
(looks confused)
I beg your pardon sir? You are not coming along? 
SOHAM
No. I am going to the beach.
Milind looks at the cloud and the mesmerizing sun's rays coming out through it. He looks bewildered.
Soham climbs the iron fence between him and the beach.
MILIND
Sir, please don't climb that. It is dangerous. There is a good path to the sea a little distance from here. This is not the path to the sea.
SOHAM
Thank you, I don't need a path. I have to go where there is no path.
Soham climbs the fence and crosses over to the beach. Milind stands with the umbrella.

MILIND
(to himself)
What do I tell in the meeting? You climbed the fence and went to watch the sea?
EXT. RIVERBANK, Sundarban FOREST - TWILIGHT
Flashback 2 begins: Soham, Titli and Neha land on the banks of the dense mangrove forests. The banks are very muddy, their feet sink up to the knee in the mud. The mud is infested with offshoots of 'breathing roots' - a common feature of Sundarbans. These breathing roots which remain above the mud can be dangerous if stepped on them. They drag themselves on the banks. At a distance, on the muddy, meandering river, they can still see the motorboat on fire - and the pirate-boat next to it. 
SoHAM
(to Titli)
Titli, you okay, sweetheart?
TITLI
Yes.
SOHAM
(to Neha)
What about you?
NEHA
I am used to these conditions. 
SOHAM
You mean, you are used to pirate attacks and shipwreck very often?
NEHA
I mean, I am used to living in the toughest jungles. We spend weeks filming wildlife.
SOHAM
Great. I am not.
NEHA
Excellent. Then call up your people and tell them to pick us up. 
Soham puts his hands in his pockets. His eyes grow wide.
SOHAM
Omigosh! My phone!
NEHA
What?
SOHAM
I don't have my phone! I lost it. Wait, I had given it to Milind to call the police. He never returned it.
NEHA
That is why I never share my phone. I am not an idiot. It is always with me.
SOHAM
Ah! We are saved then.
Neha puts her hands in her pockets. Her eyes grow wide.
NEHA
I am an idiot.
SOHAM
What?
NEHA
My phone is gone.
SOHAM
Excellent. We are stranded in the middle of nowhere with a 10 year old girl and an idiot and there is no phone.
NEHA
Who is the idiot? Me?
SOHAM
You called yourself an idiot a while ago.
NEHA
I really wish you cross a tiger's path tonight.
SOHAM
I am returning to Mumbai tonight.
NEHA
Tell that to the tiger when you meet it.
SOHAM
I will.
NEHA
And how do you think you are going to return?
SOHAM
(clicks his fingers)
My people will locate me in 1 hour.
NEHA
God! You are such a self centered, selfish, pathetic creature... you.. Silver Umbrella Man.
SOHAM
Thank you. I am happy the way I am.
NEHA
And impractical too.
TiTLI
Will you two stop fighting? 
(points to the burning motorboat at a distance)
We need to move deeper into the jungles, or the pirates will be able to see us.
NEHA
She is right. We should keep walking.
SOHAM
Wait. My people will be coming.
NEHA
Your Silver Umbrella has become broken umbrella. Keep walking Silver Umbrella Man and we may come across a village.
Neha starts walking. Others follow.
TITLI
My camera!
SOHAM
Is it gone too?
TITLI
No it is there. 
(looking sad)
It is wet.

SOHAM
It shouldn't be damaged, it has a waterproof bag. At least that's what they told when I purchased in from Las Vegas last year.
NEHA
Titli, I can fix your handycam even if water seeps in. I have some knowledge, you know...
(to Soham)
I don't believe the Las Vegas customer service guys will be able to help you at this time.
EXT. DEEPER INTO THE Sundarban JUNGLES - NIGHT
The jungles are thick and fearsome. It is said the Bengal tiger watches its prey from behind and attacks silently, without a noise. Suddenly the noise of something large approaching startles them - there are sounds of branches breaking. They wait with fear and anticipation. 
SOHAM
Something is coming.
NEHA
Something large.
TITLI
I am scared.
SOHAM
Stay together.
Some tense moments before they see two lights.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Two eyes.
TITLI
Where?
SOHAM
(points his finger)
There. Glowing in the dark.
NEHA
Those are not eyes. Those are lights. Probably torches.
The lights grow to many lights and keep coming forward. The sounds of branches breaking grow. Soham covers Titli's eyes with his fingers. Titli keeps looking through the fingers.
A group of tribal villagers with (fire) torches arrive. 
Soham takes a defensive stance, anticipating harm. FAIZUL, the leader of the local villagers comes ahead.
FAIZUL 
Bhoy nai.
NEHA
What did he say?
SOHAM
Don't be afraid.
NEHA
I am not afraid. What did he say?
SOHAM
Arey, that's what he said. Don't be afraid.
FAIZUL
Zei noukay aagun dhori gelo, sei noukay aapnara chhilen? 
NEHA
Hindi please. I don't understand Bengali.
FAIZUL
Were you there on the boat that caught fire?
NEHA
Yes, yes. Pirates had attacked our boat and set it on fire. 
FAIZUL
We saw the fire from or village and came to rescue you. I am Faizul Islam.
SOHAM
Glad to meet you sir. We are good people. I am Soham. 
(points to Titli)
She is my daughter Titli. 
(points to Neha)
And she is...
FAIZUL
... your wife.
SOHAM
No. No. Not at all. She is... she is... a friend.
Neha looks at Soham.
Titli sees a centipede crawling over her feet and shrieks. FAIZUL puts his hand over her mouth. Titli's voice is muffled. Titli's eyes grow wide.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
(agitated)
Leave my daughter alone! Don't you touch her.
NEHA
Who are you? What do you want? Did you come to rescue us, or kill us? We have no valuables with us here, except a camera...
SOHAM
Take the camera and leave us alone.
Titli hides her camera.
TITLI
No one touches my camera.
FAIZUL
We are fishermen and honey collectors. We are peaceful people. Do not make a noise. 
(sniffs the air)
There is a tiger nearby. Follow us silently and you will be safe.
SOHAM
(looks at Neha)
Tiger! 
(to Faizul)
How do you know? Was there a tiger warning on TV?
NEHA
They don't have TV or electricity. They can smell a tiger's presence in the air. I can smell it too. The rules of the jungle are different.
Soham tries to sniff the air very hard. But is unable to understand anything. He shrugs his shoulder.
They start walking through the jungle quickly before they get noticed by any wild animal. They take a very rugged path through the jungle. 
SOHAM
I have to catch a flight tonight, so if you could please take me to the highway, I will reward you.
FAIZUL
There is no highway. This is an island in the jungle.
SOHAM
You mean my flight...
NEHA
... will be missed. And the next flight will be very delayed.
SOHAM
Oh. This is terrible. Then where are we going?
FaIZUL
To our village.
SOHAM
(to Faizul)
Is there no proper path to your village? Is the entire road like this?
FaIZUL
We don't need a path. We have to go where there is no path.
They reach the village - 8 - 10 leaf houses in the middle of the jungle with no electricity. Flashback 2 ends.
Ext. RoAD ALONG THE SEASHORE - daY
SOHAM
Thank you, I don't need a path. I have to go where there is no path.
Soham climbs the fence and crosses over to the beach. Milind stands with the umbrella.

MILIND
(to himself)
What do I tell in the meeting? You climbed the fence and went to watch the sea?
INT. OFFICE, presentation room - DAY
Soham enters office to attend the meeting delayed. The meeting with architect SHARMA and his employees had already started. The room was dark and images were projected on a  white screen. Soham is dripping wet.
SohAM
Hi everyone. Sorry, I am delayed.
Gaurav looks at the watch.
Sharma
Welcome Mr. Mukherjee. We waited for you. Then your partner told me to go ahead with the presentation. Your phone was switched off. You are completely soaked! Where are you coming from?
SOHAM
The sea.
SHARMA
(looking surprised)
From inside the sea?
SOHAM
(laughs)
No. I just stopped beside the sea. Got mesmerized by the sight of the sun rays falling on the sea from inside a dark cloud. Got down from my car to enjoy it more and got completely soaked in the rain. 
Gaurav covers his face in shame.
GaURAV
Actually Mr. Sharma, my friend's percentage of humour sense is above average. I suppose his car broke down near the office and he had to walk a few steps to the office and got wet during that time.

SOHAM
No, really, I mean what I said.
GAURAV
Soham, why don't you take a seat. Or maybe you can change to something dry.
SOHAM
I am fine. I don't have anything dry anyway
The slide show presentation goes on. Several images of an upcoming real estate project are projected on the wall. The images of the buildings look up-market, fashionable and urban - full of concrete and shining glass. 
Paper printouts of the same images are handed over to all present, by a staff of Sharma's company. Soham looks at one printed image and uses a black felt tip pen to draw a caged man crying for help inside the glass box, on the color printout. He slyly shows it to Lara, sitting beside him, who smiles, and quickly becomes serious. She crumbles the paper printout and throws it at one corner of the room. Soham looks at the crumbled paper that fell outside a trash can. The trash can is completely full with crumbled paper.
SHARMA
So, what do you think?
GAURAV
Mindblowing. Simply mindblowing. What about the others?
MiLIND
I love them. Very elegant.
LARA
Very contemporary. Goes with the trend.
GAURAV
My good friend Soham, what is your view?
SOHAM
Erm... very nice.... very nice... for passers by to comb their hair. People living within 100 meters will not need mirrors any more. Isn't that great?

GAURAV
Very witty. But seriously, what do you think?
SOHAM
No, seriously, I think these buildings are great mirrors for the people passing by. Otherwise they look like glass prisons to me. Perfect for keeping prisoners.
Everyone is stunned. SHARMA's face shrinks. Gaurav looks embarrassed. Milind controls his laughter, and Lara looks worried.
GAURAV
Soham, did you not like the designs?
SOHAM
I said it. I like them as perfect stylish prisons and the passers by will love them for they are the largest mirrors one would come across.
ShARMA
Mr. Mukherjee, the designs are also in accordance with VS.
SOHAM
VS? What is VS?
GAURAV
Vastu Shastra.
SOHAM
Oh... I though VS is very silly.
ShARMA
Then perhaps Mr. Mukherjee can come up with something better? 
Soham thinks for a while.
SOHAM
In fact... yes. I can. And I shall do so tomorrow. I'll try to design this project myself... though I am not an architect myself... but can come up with something that is in my mind.
Sharma and his team prepares to leave. Before leaving, Sharma turns.
SHARMA
Mr. Mukherjee... carry an umbrella next time you go our near the sea during a meeting, or you will become very sick. Silver Umbrella Corp. needs a strong umbrella... I mean, you need a strong umbrella.
Gaurav frowns at the hint. Soham smiles.
INT. OFFICE, SOHAM'S ROOM - DAY
LarA
I know you are not the biggest fan of Sharma, but whatever happened today...
SoHAM
I was honest about what I truly felt. 
LARA
Running an organization is not all about honesty. It is also about diplomacy and practicality.
SOHAM
Okay, then let me run my organization with practicality. I see wastage all around in this organization.
Lara frowns. Soham walks up to the trash can of his room and opens it. It is filled with crumbled paper. He pours them on the floor. He picks up a piece of paper in his hand.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Stationary is wasted. Paper is wasted. 
LARA
Actually, probably it is my habit. The blame should not go to others. I am to be blamed.

SOHAM
I saw this wastage in the conference room too. You don't use that room alone. 
(pause)
This office becomes paperless from today.
LARA
What?
SOHAM
You heard it. There will be no use of paper in this office from tomorrow.
LARA
But...
SOHAM
I give up my notepad from this moment. 
Soham drops his paper notepad into the trash can. He rips the paper planner from his wall and hands it over to Lara.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
There... I have removed all traces of paper from my room. I will need the data of the planner on a whiteboard. I hardly take printouts of mails. We shall send invoice and other documents digitally. At every avenue where we need paper, we shall replace with alternative solutions.
LARA
Are you serious? I hope you will not have to withdraw your decision in 3 days. 
SOHAM
Not even in 3 years or 3 decades.
LARA
I think this is a tough decision and even tougher to implement. It requires thousands of pages to be scanned and digitalized... and changing our habits.

SOHAM
Let's start doing so from tomorrow. Let's apply more manpower to do this or outsource it.
INT. office cubicles - DAY
Office employee 1
Paperless?
Hugs the printer beside him and covers it with a white cloth like they do to a dead person. Looks like he is on the verge of tears.
OffICE EMPLOYEE 1 (CONT'D)
Bye yaar. 
Int. Office canteen - day 
Office Canteern boy
(with 2 tea glasses in his hand)
How do I give you the bills?
OFFICE EMPLOYEE 2
(hands over a stone to the CANTEEN BOY)
Carve it on stone.
Int. Office cubicles, another location - day 
OffICE EMPLOYEE 3
(eats something very spicy for lunch)
Bring the napkin yaar.
OFFICE EMPLOYEE 4
Le. Last baar use kar le. Kal se nahin milega.
Int. training room - day
A training is on. Two trainee employees sit at the back of the training room and draw cartoons of the trainer, and a girl with lofty breasts sitting in the front. 
Trainee 1
The good days are gone yaar. No more drawing cartoons in the training sessions.
TrAINEE 2
Haan yaar. I'll have to practice drawing on the phone screen.
Int. Elevator - day
Lara and OFFICE EMPLOYEE 5 gets up on the elevator.
OFFICE EmpLOYEE 5
(to Lara)
Can I bring the newspaper to office ma'am?
Lara is surprised to hear the question.
Int. Office cubicles, yet another location - day
An agitated employee gets up on the table and points a ruler at the other employees like a sword. Other employees stand around his table.
OffiCE EMPLOYEE 6
No one touches my books! They are going to burn my books.
OfFICE EMPLOYEE 7
Relax. No one is touching your books. Read ebooks man.
OFFICE EMPLOYEE 8
He is worried his porn collection will be seized.  
Ext. Office entrance - day
Gatekeeper
What do I have to do with paper? Good rule.
Int. Office corridor - day
Office BEARER
(holding a dead rat in his hand, from the tail)
Very good rule. There will be fewer rats in the office. I had to buy 3 mouse traps last month.

INT. OFFICE cubicles - DAY
Gaurav enters office the next day and walks along the corridor beside the cubicles. There is a large whiteboard with the bold letters on it: NO PAPER IN THE OFFICE FROM TODAY. Gaurav shakes his head and walks towards the men's room/toilet. 
INT. OFFICE TOILET - DAY
He enters the toilet and sits on the commode. Reads a business journal with a sombre face. After a while he completes and looks around to discover there is no toilet paper. He has just relieved himself and desperately needs toilet paper to clean himself. He looks desperate and helpless. He walks up to the wash basin with his legs far apart, climbs up on the basin and somehow cleans himself  with water. 
INT. OFFICE cubicles - DAY
He comes out, looking furious with anger.
GaURAV
Swami. Swami.
OFFICE BEARER
(comes running)
Yes sir.
GAURAV
Turn.
The OFFICE BEARER turns. Gaurav kicks his buttocks.
GAURAV (CONT'D)
Ask me why I kicked.
Office bEARER
Why did you kick me, sir?
GAURAV
Why did you forget to keep toilet paper in the toilet? Will my father keep it?
OFFICE BEARER
No sir. The office has become paperless from today. Soham sir has ordered every paper item to be removed from the office, sir.
GAURAV
So you removed the toilet paper as well?
OFFICE BEARER
Yes sir.
Gaurav grinds his teeth and walks towards Soham's room with a lot of energy.
INT. OFFICE, SOHAM'S ROOM - DAY
Gaurav enters Soham's room hastily.
GAURAV
Soham we need to talk.
SOHAM
Let me guess. You are excited about something.
GAURAV
Yes.
SOHAM
About the office turning paperless today?
GAURAV
Yes.
SOHAM
And you have come to congratulate me for that.
GAURAV
No.
SOHAM
No?
GAURAV
No. I think this is among the two percent worst decisions we usually take in a financial year.
SOHAM
I thought this is a revolutionary decision and you will be very happy that we are cutting down the cost of stationary. Do you know how much paper is simply wasted every day?
GAURAV
I don't care. It is less than one percent of our annual expenditure.
SOHAM
It saves trees, Gaurav. Cutting down the use of paper saves thousands of trees. Paper is made from trees.
GAURAV
What has that to do with our company? Why do I need to bother?
LaRA
(to Gaurav)
Sorry to interrupt. I also think this is among the best decisions we took this year. Saving trees qualifies us as a green friendly company and we automatically qualify for the government concessions. 
GAURAV
Government concessions? That means savings for the company?
LARA
Yes.
SOHAM
(softly to Lara)
You have hit the right cord. 
GAURAV
Well, if we think from that angle, it seems to be a good decision. But how can we run the office without paper? We need paper at every step. 
SOHAM
(picks up Gaurav's phone)
We always have alternatives of paper. You use a smartphone. It has a lot of features. It has features to note your appointments, take notes...
GAURAV
I know my phone Soham.

SOHAM
I know you know. Start using the features. 
GAURAV
(agitated)
It is fun to sit in this room and order something whimsical, Soham. Did you know how helpless I felt when I went to the toilet today? There was no toilet paper! And that ass... that Swami... he had to say you told him to remove all paper items from the office. What is the alternate of toilet paper? Tell me.
(holds his neck-tie in front of Soham's eye)
Was I to use my tie to clean by back?
Soham and Lara control their laughter.
SOHAM
(sniffs the tie)
Did you use your tie?
GAURAV
(feels ashamed in front of Lara)
No.
SOHAM
I never particularly ordered the removal of toilet paper.
GAURAV
Paperless office is not possible, Soham.
SOHAM
Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
EXT. Sundarban VILLAGE - DAY
Flashback 3 begins. The sun rises among the backdrop of the Sundarbans. 
Soham comes out of a tiny shanty house. He discovers villagers are stitching fishing nets outside. Some village women are cooking. He notices Neha talking to some village women. She has a twig between her teeth.
NEHA
Good morning. Did you have a good sleep... umbrella man?
SoHAM
(scratches some red mosquito bite marks on his cheek)
Yes, excellent. 
(points his finger at the twig between Neha's teeth)
Why are you chewing that twig?
Neha hands over another similar twig to Soham.
NEHA
Here... your toothbrush.
SOHAM
(bewildered)
Toothbrush?
NEHA
Neem twig. Nature's toothbrush. I told you the rules of the jungle are different from those of the city. 
SOHAM
Ah I know. But how the hell do I use it? 
NEHA
Bite it like this at one end, and then brush with the chewed end.
SOHAM
What about toothpaste?
NEHA
This is also toothpaste. 
SOHAM
(looking puzzled)
This is also toothpaste?
NEHA
Yes, it secrets natural neem juice... that acts as toothpaste. 

SOHAM
(tries to brush)
Thooo... this tastes so horrible. 
(throws away the twig)
We need to go back home. Where is the leader?
FAIZUL
Looking for me Soham babu? 
SOHAM
Yes, there you are. Please arrange to take us to Sudhanyakhali. My people of Silver Umbrella Corp. are stationed there. 
FAIZUL
Silver Umbrella... the people who are building the Floating hotel here?
SOHAM
Yes yes. I am the CEO ... I mean, head of that company. 
FAIZUL
Then you are God. We are so lucky to have God amongst us. You are cutting the mangrove forest to build your project... you should be given special treatment.
Soham wonders if that has a double meaning. He looks anxious.
FaIZUL (CONT'D)
What's the hurry? Stay with us for a few days. Be our guest. See how we live here.
SOHAM
I respect your offer, but I can't. I saw people stitching nets. That means there are fishermen living here. There must be boats. 
FAIZUL
Sudhanyakhali is very far from here Soham babu. I am afraid we are not going that way in a week. 
Faizul starts walking. Soham follows.

SOHAM
Don't worry about money. I'll...
FAIZUL
We don't need your money. We earn by collecting honey and catching fish. We are happy. We live with tigers, poisonous snakes and crocodiles. We meet them on our way to work. We are happy. Cyclones hit Sundarban every year... floods occur... some islands are lost forever... we never find those islands again... our village remains under water for weeks. See that mark on the houses? That was the mark left by the water of the last flood. But we are happy.  
NEHA
You are brave people. Beautiful people.
FAIZUL
Be here with us for a week, and you will respect us more.
SOHAM
(agitated)
You are being stubborn on purpose. It is a conspiracy against me... against us. I can understand you hate me. You think I am cutting down your forest... no! I am developing this area for good. It is my brainchild. Once my project takes off, tourists from all over the world will visit this place. That means new employment opportunities for you and your friends. Your lives will improve.
FAIZUL
(shouts to a villager)
TINKORI, get coconuts for the guests and your life will improve tomorrow.
SOHAM
Is there a coconut shop here? I am thirsty. 
NEHA
No.
The villager, TINKORI, climbs a coconut tree effortlessly and comes down with a bunch of coconuts.
NEHA (CONT'D)
That's how it is. If they need, they get it from nature. Rules of the jungle.
FAIZUL
Your breakfast is ready. Let us sit over there. 
(points to a temple nearby. To Soham)
Your child is sleeping. Her food will be sent in the room.
Ext. In front of the village bon bibi temple - day
They come and sit on the clean floor in front of the small temple. Food is served. Food includes coconuts. They start eating. 
SOHAM
(looks at the goddess inside the temple.)
What is this goddess? I have never seen this goddess.
The goddess is unlike any goddess commonly seen. She is waging a war with a tiger. She is being helped by a male, bearded accomplice. There is a child near her feet and a small crocodile.
FAIZUL
This is our goddess. She is worshipped all over Sundarban.
NEHA
Bon Bibi?
SOHAM
(to Neha)
Bon Bibi? How did you know?
NEHA
I am not alien to jungles and the culture of jungles... from Amazon to Sundarban.
SOHAM
(to Faizul)
Your goddess? Muslims do not worship idols.
FAIZUL
Bon Bibi is the universal goddess of Hindus and Muslims here, in Sundarban. Both Hindus and Muslims worship Bon Bibi. Bibi is a Muslim term. See the man beside her. He is Shah Jongoli. The name and appearance is that of a Muslim. The tiger is Dakhhin Rai. The child is Dukhu. It is part of a folklore. Elements of the goddess is taken form nature. You will see the story of Bon Bibi during your stay. Our villagers will enact it for you.
NEHA
This universal worship is unique. 
SOHAM
This has really touched me.
NEHA
Oh, so you have a heart too? Umbrella man?
SOHAM
No I left my heart in the motorboat last evening. Either you stop calling me Umbrella Man or I start calling you Crocodile Girl.
NEHA
(naughty smile)
Umbrella Man.
SOHAM
Crocodile Girl.
Faizul watches them and smiles. Soham finished his food and drinks the coconut water straight from the coconut. He messes up his shirt in the process.
NEHA
(takes out her hanky)
You are really clumsy. Coconut is not served in crystal glasses here. Learn the rules of the jungle quickly, Umbrella Man.
Neha cleans up Soham's shirt, neck and mouth with her hanky. Soham looks at her intensely, slightly taken aback.

EXT. Sundarban, RIVERSIDE - DAY
Later during the day Soham and Neha sit near the riverside after breakfast. They watch boats set sail. Faizul helps the villagers set sail the boats. He has the qualities of a leader. Fishermen with masks behind their heads throw nets on the river to catch fish. Faizul comes back and stands behind Soham and Neha. Fisherwomen on the bank go down up to knee deep in the mud with fish traps made of bamboo cane. When a shoal of fish come near the shallow muddy banks, the traps are quickly placed on them and the fish are trapped.
Soham watches for a while.
SOHAM
Interesting. I want to catch fish.
FAIZUL
It is not as easy as it looks. These women are seasoned fish hunters.
SOHAM
Get me that thing. I want to catch fish.
neha
The mud is knee deep. You are not used to these conditions. You better watch from here and enjoy the fish for lunch.
SOHAM
(agitated)
What have you against me? What have both of you against me? Whatever I say... you must say the opposite! 
Faizul hands over a bamboo cane fish trap to Soham.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Thanks.
FAIZUL
Go. Catch. Don't blame me later that I did not warn you if anything goes wrong.
SOHAM
I won't. 
Soham rolls his trousers and jumps into the mud below, with the fish trap. He gets stuck in knee deep mud. He makes an effort to lift his leg. After an effort one leg comes out.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
My shoe is inside the mud.
FAIZUL
You never wanted my advice or I would have told you to leave your shoes back here and not to jump.
SOHAM
I don't need advice. In India everyone offers unwanted free advice.
Soham plants his hand deep into the mud and finds his shoe. He holds the shoe like a dead rat and walks up to the river water to wash it clean.
NEHA
(shouts)
Crocodile!
Soham gets startled and moves back two steps. Neha laughs to the ground. So does Faizul. Soham understands it was a false alarm.
FAIZUL
Soham babu, come back. I had told you catching a fish is not child's play.
Soham cleans his shoe in the water and lifts the shoe. He looks into the shoe and is taken aback.
SOHAM
(looking baffled, speaks softly)
I have caught a fish.
NEHA
What?
SOHAM
(louder)
I have caught a fish.
Faizul looks suspicious and sceptical. Soham lifts a small fish by its tail from the shoe. While cleaning the shoe, a fish had got trapped in his shoe.
Soham shakes his waist and jumps in joy.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Yippee! I proved both of you wrong!
He falls flat into the mud, still holding tight to his shoe and the fish.
EXT. Sundarban VILLAGE - night
Neha comes out of the shanty hut where they are staying. 
NEHA
Titli has fever. This is bad.
Soham puts his hand in his pocket, habitually to bring out his phone, but it is not there. 
SoHAM
Damn. We need a doctor. What an impossible situation we have caught up in. No phones, no internet.
Looks at his watch (sponsorship opportunity). 
SOHAM (CONT'D)
At least this is working... I can see the time and date.
NEHA
We need to find a doctor quickly. By the way, that's a nice watch.
A middle aged WEIRD MAN with weird hair and beard, protrudes his head between them.
Weird man
Come.
SOHAM
Where?
The man runs ahead of them and turns his head.
Weird man
Come come.
SOHAM
I am going nowhere.
WeIRD MAN
(pointing his hand ahead)
Doctor.
Soham gets up.

SOHAM
Doctor? Here? Take me there and I will...
NEHA
Don't promise him a reward... there are no ATMs here.
SOHAM
Take me to the doctor and I will... give you this. Gold.
Shows the marriage ring. The man holds his hand and his eyes gleam.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
(takes a deep breath)
My wife had given me this. She died two years ago. But it's okay... It's okay.
The man takes them to a hut slightly secluded from the village, fenced with branches. 
WEIRD MAN
(shouts)
Haarun bhai. Haarun bhai.
A man in a black robe, long beard with a yak tail broom in his hand comes out. 
SOHAM
(not impressed)
He is the doctor?
The WEIRD MAN shakes his head affirmatively.
NeHA
(to Soham)
He seems to be an Ojha.
SOHAM
What is that?
NEHA
Witch doctor. Not uncommon in these areas.
SOHAM
(sounding unhappy)
Where is Faizul? I want to talk to him.
Soham walk away from there. 
SOHAM (CONT'D)
(shouts)
Faizul... Faizul!
Faizul appears behind him like a ghost.
FAIZUL
Faizul is conspiring against you... you don't need Faizul's advice. What then makes you look for Faizul, Soham babu?
SOHAM
I never called you a conspirator. Don't you have a proper doctor here? My little daughter is sick... she was in wet clothes for a long time last evening. I was looking for a doctor. One guy with weird hair took me to a witch doctor. 
FAIZUL
(aloud, addressing other villagers present nearby)
I have told everyone repeatedly... no one in this village goes to the witch doctor. I have modern medicines with me. I buy them for this village. Whenever you need medicines, come to me. And anyone who goes to the witch doctor, or acts as his dalaal may ...
Faizul walks up to the weird haired man and pulls his lungi in a jerk. The lungi opens to reveal his underwear. He jumps and covers his underwear with his hands.
FAIZUL (CONT'D)
... face public humiliation.
Laughter from the villagers.
SOHAM
You have medicines? Titli needs...
FAIZUL
I have already given Paracitamol tablets to your daughter. I'll continue to do that every 4 hours throughout tonight. She will be okay by morning.
Soham holds Fauzul's hands. He visually looks thankful.
SOHAM
Thanks.
FAIZUL
Faizul is the father of this village. Your daughter is also my daughter till she is with us.
Roaring of a tiger is heard. It roars repeatedly. 
FAIZUL (CONT'D) 
(looking alert, listens to the sound)
We live with this. It is the same tiger that followed us last evening. 
Camera pans around the jungle. The moon shines over the jungle.
NEHA (V.O.)
Tigers are moving closer to villages.
FAIZUL (v.O.)
They are losing their natural land.
Soham looks guilty. He thinks deeply.
SOHAM
Will I ever see this tiger? 
NEHA
It is almost impossible to see tigers in Sundarban. They remain so well hidden. But the tiger is watching us.
Soham looks around.
FAIZUL
(to Soham)
Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing. Either the tiger will find you or you will find the tiger one day.
(turning to Soham)
You will see it one day. You have snatched his home. 
Flashback 3 ends.
DiSSOLVE TO:
Int. SoHAM'S OFFICE - day
GAURAV
Paperless office is not possible, Soham.
SOHAM
Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
INT. ICE SKATING FLOOR - NIGHT
Soham takes his daughter Titli to an ice skating ground - where many young people are ice skating. Titli is dead scared to step on the ice floor. She does not move and stands near the fence, holding the fence tightly. From outside the skating area, Soham waives his hand and encourages her to skate on the ice. She stands at one corner, looking tense. Does not move. 
Montage: The visions of her mother falling through the ice floor in the Himalayan frozen lake comes back to haunt her. End of montage.
Tear rolls down her eyes.
Soham enters the skating area and skates in many interesting and funny ways. (choreographer's suggestions required).
SoHAM
(waives his hand)
Titli... come, join me.
Titli shakes her head to say - no.
Soham comes back to her. She hider her face inside Soham's shirt. Soham hugs her and runs his hand through her hair. Some passers by look at them curiously. Soham gestures to them to ask why they are curious.
EXT. MUMBAI ROAD - NIGHT
They head towards home in their car through the rainy evening streets of Mumbai.
Ext. Inside SOHAM'S CAR - night
Rain water trickles down the closed windows of the car. Titli looks out of the car with her cheek pressed against the window - lost in her thoughts.
INT. CYCLE STORE - DAY
The next morning Soham enters a bicycle shop and buys a bicycle (bicycle - sponsorship opportunity). 
EXT. ROAD ALONG THE SEASHORE - DAY
SONG 2. He then cycles his way along the seaside to his office. He cycles along the beach. Along the city.
Int. Office ELEVATOR - day
Soham takes the cycle into the elevator. An EMPLOYEE in the same elevator is absolutely taken aback.
Int. Office cubicles - DAY
Soham rides straight into the office on his bicycle. When he is entering office on a bicycle, everyone is unable to believe what they were seeing. Heads rise up from the cubicles to see the unbelievable sight. The boss of a promising organization using a bicycle to come to office instead of his car.  Song 2 ends.
INT. OFFICE, GAURAV'S ROOM - cONTINUOUS
Gaurav watches through a glass partition in his room. He was sipping coffee. He almost chokes and coughs to see this. He stands up to see Soham entering with his bicycle. He is not impressed to see Soham entering office on a bicycle. He looks unhappy. Picks up the phone.
GAURAV
Lara.
LaRA (V.O.)
Yes sir.
GAURAV
What is my good friend Soham trying to prove?
LARA (V.O.)
I cannot understand sir.
GAURAV
Yesterday he turned the office paperless. Today he came to the office on a bicycle. What is the meaning of this?
INT. OFFICE CUBICLES - conTINUOUS
Soham walks through the corridor on one side of the cubicles. Heads keep popping up to see Soham and his bicycle.
LARA (O.S.)
I don't know sir. I'll try to find out.
GAURAV (O.S.)
Please find out and discourage him from what he is doing. This is going to totally smash the dignity of our company. What is this? The boss of Silver Umbrella Corp, that will go IPO next year, comes to office on a cheap bicycle? Do you think that will impress our investors if the word goes out?
Int. officE, GAURAV'S ROOM - coNTINUOUS
LARA (V.O.)
I'll find out sir. I'll do what I can.
Gaurav keeps the phone back on the cradle.
GAURAV
Retard.
INT. OFFICE, cubicles - coNTINUOUS
Soham walks with the cycle along the corridor on one side of the cubicles. Heads of employees keep popping up. Some keep staring in amazement.
OffICE EMPLOYEE 1
Sir... a cycle?
SOHAM
No, a buffalo.
OFFICE EMPLOYEE 1
I mean...
sohAM
(to everyone)
What? You guys haven't seen a cycle before?
The heads vanish.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
(loudly)
Guys!
The heads pop up again.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Okay guys, it seems I have put your brains into much torture by bringing my bicycle to the office.
Silence. Everyone stares at Soham.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
I decided I should come on a cycle to office. It isn't more than 20 minutes from home. There are a lot of advantages. We work from the chair most of the day... we need exercise. This gives exercise. We have traffic jams in Mumbai. This navigates through tough traffic jams.
Camera pans through the faces of the employees staring at Soham.
SOHAM (O.S.) (CONT'D)
And... there is a lot of pollution in Mumbai. The pollutant gases cause a blanket around earth and the sun's heat get trapped, making this world warmer.
Lara opens the door of Soham's room and comes out. Stands outside the door and listens patiently with others.
SOHAM (o.S.) (CONT'D)
This vehicle does not add to pollution or global warming. 
Lara claps and walks up to Soham, takes him by hand into his room. Others clap too.
OFFICE EMPLOYEE 5
(to Lara)
Shall I have to come by cycle from tomorrow ma'am? 
LARA
Why?
OFFICE EMPLOYEE 5
This is a new rule... no ma'am? To come on a cycle? What shall I do with my scooter, ma'am?
LARA
Donate it to a farmer who can attach a plough to your scooter and till the land.
Ext. paddy fields - day
A farmer rides on a scooter on the paddy field with a plough attached behind it. He is tilling the land. He looks happy.
Int. office Toilet - daY
The men's urinal. A series of urinals with a large mirror on the wall above series of urinals. Camera faces the large mirror. 
Two employees, OFFICE EMPLOYEE 6 (standing on the left side) and OFFICE EMPLOYEE 7 (standing on the right side) stand side by side and urinate, facing the mirrored wall. We see their reflection on the mirror. Anything below the waist is not visible in the view of the camera. Anything described below is not shown, under the waist level.
The right hand's position of OFFICE EMPLOYEE 7 suggests he is holding his male organ while urinating. OFFICE EMPLOYEE 6's position of the left hand suggests he is also holding his male organ with his left hand. Sound of urinating. OFFICE EMPLOYEE 6 puts a cigarette in between his lips, using his right hand. He takes out a matchbox from his pocket with his right hand but cannot take out a matchstick and light it, since his left hand is occupied. He makes an eye gesture to OFFICE EMPLOYEE 7 and makes a grunting sound from his mouth.
OFFICE EMPLOYEE 7 looks at him and moves his left hand to hold the male organ of OFFICE EMPLOYEE 6. Now the right hand of OFFICE EMPLOYEE 6 becomes free and he is able to light his cigarette.  Suddenly the phone of OFFICE EMPLOYEE 7 rings. His both hands are occupied. He looks at OFFICE EMPLOYEE 6 and makes a grunting sound form the mouth. Office employee 6 throws the matchstick, holds the cigarette in his lips and uses his right hand to hold the male organ of OFFICE EMPLOYEE 7. As a result the left hand of OFFICE EMPLOYEE 7 becomes free and he takes the call.
Office EMPLOYEE 7
New rule? What new rule? Bicycle?
OFFICE EMPLOYEE 6 looks at him, curious.
Int. SoHAM'S OFFICE - contINUOUS
Soham walks in with the cycle and keeps it next to the large glass window.
Lara almost pushes Soham to his seat, pulls her chair close to Soham's; and faces him closely.
LARA
What is the meaning of all this?
SOHAM
What?
LARA
You walked into the office riding a cycle. 
SOHAM
The wheels of my cycle are clean.
LARA
Are you trying to prove yourself as a revolutionary? The employees are getting puzzled. You banned paper yesterday... walked in with a cycle today... why?
SOHAM
Ohhhh... I have to say the reasons all over again. I just said the reasons outside this room.
LARA
I heard that.
Lara walks behind the chair of Soham, and leans her head near Soham.
LARA (CONT'D)
You are the highest boss of Silver Umbrella Corp. If things go as planned, people will be buying our shares next year. When the fruit is ripe, if you start using a bicycle instead of an even more expensive car, our competitors and critics will get the wrong message.

SOHAM
My message is quite simple and straight. I am using an environment friendly vehicle. It does not warm up the earth.
LARA
Very good. But it portrays a poor image of our company before the world. Will our competitors not think there is something seriously wrong with the health of our company, if the head of the company starts using a bicycle? 
(pause)
In some places you need to show your wealth shamelessly. It is necessary.
SOHAM
But I am not wealthy. I am not wealthy until I have something money can't buy. 
EXT. Sundarban VILLAGE - NIGHT
Flashback 4 begins. Evening at Sundarbans. Titli has fever. She is unable to sleep. It is warmer and uncomfortable inside the huts, so Faizul has made a hammock for her with a cloth tied from one tree to another, under the open sky. He sways the hammock, helping her fall asleep. A little distance away, Soham sits next to Neha. 
Clouds pass over the moon. The jungle looks still and enchanting. Strange noises startle Soham. 
Neha lights a small campfire rubbing two bamboo pieces against each other. Soham is impressed to see how she lit the fire using two pieces of bamboo and some straw. 
SOHAM
(with appreciation)
Fire... the natural way. 
Neha nods affirmative. Soham bakes a tiny fish over the fire. 
SOHAM (CONT'D)
I caught this one.

NEHA
Great. 
(claps)
We'll not go hungry tonight.
Neha and Soham sit beside the fire. Neha gets lost in her thoughts. 
SOHAM
Missing someone?
Neha turns to Soham, smiles, and turns her head away.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Missing your .... crocodiles?
Neha laughs. The next moment she looks serious.
NEHA
I hope Brady is safe. I hope they did not kill him.
Ext. River IN Sundarbans - night
A motorboat with strong search lights fitted on all sides passes along the river, keeping close to the banks. A search is on. The engine of the motorboat roars monotonously. 
Ext. deCK OF MOTORBOAT - conTINUOUS
On board we can see uniformed policemen, Brady Barr, Milind and other officials of the Silver Umbrella Corp. and National Geographic team. 
BrADY BARR
If it was only Soham and the child, I would have lost hope of their survival. But Neha is with them. I know she is a tough girl and she can survive out there.
MiLIND
(Using his mobile phone to call up a number)
Neha ma'am's phone is still unreachable.
BRADY BARR
Must be lost in the water. Are you sure Soham does not have his phone with him?
MILIND
Yes.
BRADY BARR
How do you know that?
Milind lifts up Soham's broken phone, dangling like a dead rat. 
BRADY BARR (CONT'D)
(sees the broken phone.)
How?
MILIND
(thinks of an answer.)
Er...
The camera draws back to an areal shot. The motorboat and characters become tiny, we shoot past the river, the jungle in high speed to another part of the jungle nearby. Camera zooms down from areal shot to the ground level below and we can see the village.
Ext. Sundarban VILLAGE - conTINUOUS
Faizul notices that the little girl is still unable to sleep. She is turning form one side to another. Faizul kneels down near her head.
FAIZUL
(to Titli)
How are you feeling my child? Unable to sleep?
TITLI
I don't feel good.
Faizul touches her forehead.
FAIZUL
Hmmmm. The fever is negligible now. But the weather is humid. That is causing you discomfort. We don't have an a/c like you have in your house - this Faizul uncle is not rich like your father... it will be audacious to even compare. Your father is building a huge floating house for important people to come and stay... the world will know of it soon. Our tiny houses float when the floods come and yet no one comes to know if it. 
		FAIZUL (CONTD.)
But I'll show you something we have with us, which your father could not afford to get you. He is not wealthy until he has something money can't buy.
Soham turns back, curious... and smiles. Faizul smiles back.
MONTAGE: Faizul points his finger and shows her fireflies (jugnu) around her, the star spangled sky above her - the Milky Way, constellations and he identifies each of them to her. Her discomfort turns to joy as she watches the fireflies, stars and planets above her. 
INTERCUT. TITLI'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
We see Titli's empty bedroom which is also spangled with artificial fluorescent glow- stars, moon and planets. 
EXT. Sundarban VILLAGE - CONTINUOUS
Titli falls asleep under the real stars. Soham smiles at Faizul, impressed. Flashback 4 ends.
Int. OffiCE, SOHAM'S ROOM - day
SOHAM
But I am not wealthy. I am not wealthy until I have something money can't buy. 
int. OFFICE, presentATION ROOM - day
Gaurav, Lara, Milind and other executives of Silver Umbrella Corp. are sitting around the long table in the presentation room.
Soham presents before Gaurav, Lara, the other executives of his company, images of green architecture buildings, with lush greenery on the buildings and huge open spaces. He projects images one by one on the white screen. 
Applause.
MiLIND
These are so different. So amazing. So beautiful.
LARA
You designed them yourself?
SOHAM
Yes.
GAURAV
Impressive, my friend. What are the advantages of these designs?
SOHAM
(points out on a slide)
They are green architecture buildings. Plants are an integral part of the buildings. Completely environment friendly. No greenhouse gases are produced to add to global warming. Even the electricity for the buildings are generated from solar panels on the roofs.
MiLIND
Sharma's designs are bakwas in front of these.
Gaurav looks at Milind, takes out his phone and calls up Sharma.
GAURAV
Mr. Sharma, you have a competitor in our own company. Someone has presented better designs before us. Are you in your office?
ext. akhara - dusty wrestling field - day 
Sharma, the architect, is lying down upside down on a rope cot (khatia) at an akhara and a muscular wrestler, wearing only a red brief is messaging his body. Sharma is in a bright blue brief. He was enjoying the message. Two identically dressed assistants, ASSISTANT 1 and ASSISTANT 2, in full suit and tie stand beside him, one of them carrying his laptop. Sharma's is on phone, looking worried. 
ShaRMA
Competitor? Better designs? I... Yes I am at my office.
GaURAV (o.s)
Can you come online on video conference?

SHARMA
Online? Video conference? Now?
GAURAV (o.s)
Yes.
SHARMA
One minute please.
Sharma makes a facial expression to his assistants and an ASSISTANT 1 places the laptop on the rope cot. ASSISTANT 2 runs to a car standing nearby. 
ASSISTANT 2 comes runs back with a small cutout print of an office background, like a movie set, and places it behind Sharma. ASSISTANT 1 hastily takes out a tiny piece of costume that only covers the bust and consists of an office shirt and a tie. This strange costume ends at bust length. Apparently Sharma uses this trick often. Sharma sits bare bodied in blue brief and the strange little costume around his neck, before the laptop and turns on the web camera attached to the laptop.
Int. Office, presentation room - contiNUOUS
Sharma's face is seen on the large flat screen TV on the wall. He looks fully dressed up in office shirt and tie, sitting in his office.
Sharma flashes a dry smile. 
ShARMA
Good morning everyone.
GAURAV
Good morning Mr. Sharma. You are always perfectly dressed for office. Can you see the slide opposite you, on the white screen?
Soham changes the slides. 
GAURAV (CONT'D)
My good friend Soham made these designs. Green architecture, he calls it. What do you think?

SHARMA
(coughs)
They look good to the eye. But these are not practically profitable designs. These are high cost buildings. Expensive to make, expensive to buy, difficult to sell. They will reduce your profits.
GAURAV
How's that?
SHARMA
These designs leave large percentages of land open. 
GAURAV
What percentage?
MILIND
(whispers)
Sala... Percentage.
ShARMA
80%. 
GAURAV
Hmmmmm. That's a concern. Otherwise I like them. But profits come first.
SHARMA
Even the solar electricity unit is expensive to install and maintain. 
GAURAV
That will make each unit more expensive for the buyer. I think it will be tough to find buyers.
SOHAM
Finding buyers is the job of our marketing division and they will do it, if the marketing strategy is correct. Presently we are discussing the designs, not the marketing strategy.

ShARMA
Mr. Mukherjee, please do not be cross with me... as your architectural advisor, it is my duty to keep you informed about the pros and cons.
LARA
Sir. People don't like to live in claustrophobic environments. People love their homes open and green. Buyers don't mind shelling out extra cost for that. Go for it, sir. I support.
MILIND
I support 100%. These are mind-blowing designs. I am thinking I will book the first apartment for myself... 
(looks at Lara)
if I get my desired life partner this year.
Others also raise their hands. Gaurav looks at the support. Tries to force a smile on his face. It is an artificial smile.
GAURAV
When Soham has so much support, we accept his designs. But I don't want hassles with marketing this project.
MILIND
I will myself make sure the marketing team does the best. 
ShARMA
Mr. Mukherjee, you have sent me packing. 
SOHAM
Arey Sharma ji, do not misunderstand. We need you. What I have done are just rough sketches. You have to develop these concepts to proper engineering designs. 

SHARMA
(smiles)
One more thing. Please start this project from the 6th of next month, and name it starting with K. There must be either 8 or 17 letters in the name.
SOHAM
Vaastu Shastra?
SHARMA
(smiles and nods sideways)
Numerology.
SOHAM
Ahh... numerology. 
(looks at a calender on the table)
My numerology says I will start this project form the 13th of this month. The 13th is a Friday this month. The worst day of the year according to some. I want to start the project on the worst day and see what happens. 
GAURAV
Soham...
SOHAM
Relax brother. Nothing will happen if we start on 13th, Friday. I want to prove to everyone how bogus all this is.
GAURAV
You have become quite a rebel nowadays.
Soham opens a stone ring from his finger (not the one that was given by his wife). He lifts his hand and shows it to Sharma; then keeps it down on the table.
SOHAM
Sharma ji, I don't need the astrological ring you game me, either. Please take it back next time you visit.
ShARMA
But...
Ext. AkHARA - DUSTY WRESTLING FIELD - conTINUOUS
A wind blows and the printed background cutout falls. Sharma does not notice. 
Int. office, PRESENTATION ROOM - coNTINUOUS
MiLIND
Arey, Sharma ji. Is this your office?
We now see wrestlers in the background, wearing briefs. Sharma now realizes that the background is gone, and smiles sheepishly... ashamed. Lara tries to control her laughter.
SOHAM
I can do without your astrological support. It is too weak and falls before the strong wind of reason. Fear is the main source of superstition. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Applause. Everyone seems to support Soham. 
Gaurav's face looks stony. He stares out of the window with a frown visible. It is too much for him to digest that Soham is dominating this project, from the designs to the start date. 
EXT. Sundarban FORESTS, riverside, NEAR THE VILLAGE - DAY
Flashback 5 begins. Titli is filming birds, mudskippers and salamanders with Neha. Soham sits at a distance.
SOHAM
(to Titli)
Are you sure you are feeling better?
TITLI
I am fine.
SOHAM
You better go back and rest.
TITLI
(angrily)
No.
Neha feels her forehead and points her thumb upwards, to mean Titli has no fever.
TITLI (CONT'D)
Neha didi, is that a crocodile?
NEHA
Neha didi? I am your aunt's age. 

TITLI
Neha aunty? 
(pretends to puke)
Eakk! I'll call you didi. 
A crocodile sits on the other bank of the river (on the opposite bank) with its mouth open.
TITLI (CONT'D)
(points her finger)
What is that?
NEHA
Give me your camera. Let me see.
Neha hands over her camera.
SOHAM
That's a tree log.
We see the crocodile through a camera lens; it is being focussed.
NEHA (o.S.)
That's a crocodile.
SOHAM
(looking embarrassed and looking sternly at the other bank)
What do you say? Can't be understood.
TITLI
Give me the camera.
Neha hands over the camera. We see the crocodile in bigger close up through the lens of the camera. 
NEHA (o.S.)
I am switching from auto to manual. I'll show you how to focus.
The image is focussed.
NEHA (o.S.) (CONT'D)
You try.
Titli takes the camera from Neha. They stand closely together, hand in shoulder.
SOHAM
(points a finger at the river)
There's another crocodile.
TITLI
(looking up)
Where?
Neha also looks up follows Soham's finger. 
We see a large something floating on the river.
SOHAM
(to Neha)
That's even bigger than the one you located.
NEHA
Hmmm. That's a tree log.
Soham looks embarrassed and tries to look at the log sternly.
SOHAM
(murmurs almost inaudibly)
Can't be understood.
A shriek in a woman's voice is heard from the village side. They hear the sound. 
NEHA
We better find out...
SOHAM
I hope it is not the tiger...
They hurry towards the village.
Ext. Sundarban VILLAGE - daY
A small crowd has gathered in front of a house. As Soham, Neha and Titli enter they notice the concerned look in the eyes of the villagers.
NEHA
What happened chacha?

An old villager
Snake.
SOHAM
Snake? I mean... where? 
The man points to the house.
TiTLI
(to the old villager)
Is it very big?
NEHA
Snakes here don't have to be big to be dangerous.
Faizul arrives with two accomplices and enters the house. He comes out in a minute and moves towards a bunch of coconut coirs kept in one corner, outside the house. 
FAIZUL
(searches in the heap of coconut coirs with a long metallic snake catcher stick.)
Everyone move back. The snake is hiding here. 
NEHA
Has it bitten anyone?
FAIZUL
(nods his head affirmative.)
A 14 year old girl.
NEHA
Oh no!
Soham holds Titli tightly and draws her close to him; fear in his eyes. 
Faizul pokes the coir for a while and digs out the snake; a cobra. The snake lifts the hood facing Faizul. Faizul moves his hand to distract it, and then catches it from behind using the snake catcher stick. He puts it inside a sack.
FAIZUL
A cobra. Beautiful creature.
NEHA
Give it to me, I'll release it away from humans.
FAIZUL
Are you sure you can?
NEHA
Of course. Done it many times.
Neha leaves with the sack. Soham looks at Neha quite amazed.
FaIZUL
Tinkori, I need to see her wound.
The 14 year old girl is brought out of the house. She is whimpering. Faizul takes a look at her leg. There are two tiny red holes. Faizul touches the place and ties above and below it with a piece of cloth ripping it into two pieces. he leaves two finger 
FAIZUL (CONT'D)
She has to be rushed to a hospital.
Tinkori
(in tears)
She will die by the time she reaches there.
FAIZUL
(holds Tinkori's hands)
I will myself take her. She will reach in time. She will live. Trust me. You don't have an alternative Tinkori.
Tinkori looks at the new person who enters the scenario; harun, the WITCH DOCTOR with the WEIRD MAN. Someone has called them.
FAIZUL (CONT'D)
Tinkori he cannot save your daughter. It was a venomous snake!
TiNKORI
Can you save my daughter? He can.
FAIZUL
I... yes I can. I am rushing her to...
TINKORI
Move from my way.
Tinkori pushes Faizul away. Neha returns back. Tinkori folds his hand to Faizul, Soham and Neha.

TINKORI (CONT'D)
Please leave. Please leave us alone and let us handle our own affairs.
Harun, the WITCH DOCTOR, opens his bag and takes out a broom, paan leaves, a small black stone, some lemons, a plate and milk. 
He starts performing an ancient ritual placing paan leaves on the body of the victim and using the broom on her body. He gently runs the broom along her body, downwards. Then he places the black stone on her wound for a while. He pulls up the black stone and drops it on the plate of milk. The milk turns blue. Gasp from everyone who watch. Then the witch doctor cuts a lemon and it oozes red blood.
Faizul leaves.
Witch doctor
The poison has been pulled down. The poison lies in the milk. The bad blood has also been removed from her body.
Applause.
Tinkori folds his hand in tears and hands over a handful of rupee notes to Harun, the witch doctor.
Faizul returns with a lemon. 
FAIZUL
Do not cheat people Harun. Cut this lemon and do the same trick.
WitCH DOCTOR
It is not a trick.
FAIZUL
(addressing the villagers)
Friends, it is a trick. It only requires an injection syringe like the ones doctors use, to inject red liquid into a lemon and fool us. Snake poison cannot be pulled down using a stone nor is poison blue in color. He dropped a pellet of blue color into the milk to turn it blue. 9 in 10 snakes do not bear poison and that is why ojhas like Harun see some success. Ojhas cannot treat poisonous snake bite victims. 
WITCH DOCTOR
You are talking like an atheist. Friends, do you believe an atheist? 
SOHAM
Friends, Faizul is absolutely correct. She has to be immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment, without wasting time. If we move now, there are still chances of saving her.
FAIZUL
Fear is the main source of superstition. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Ext. RiverBANK, Sundarban FOREST - twilIGHT
The sun is setting on the other side of the river. Reflection is seen in the river. In wide shot we see a boat set sail with the snake bite victim; the 14 year old girl, Faizul, her father Tinkori, and mother. 
On the bank stand the villagers, Soham, Titli and Neha.
SoHAM
Faizul, I am coming along with you.
FaIZUL
You need not come. I can manage.
SOHAM
No I am coming. We have to save her. She has many more years to live.
Neha looks at Soham, somewhat surprised to see his change. Soham runs and gets up on the boat.
NEHA
(smiles)
Don't fall in the mud again.
Soham smiles back at her, from the boat. Flashback 5 ends.

Int. office, PRESENTATION ROOM - DAY
SOHAM
I can do without your astrological support. It is too weak and falls before the strong wind of reason. Fear is the main source of superstition. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Applause. Everyone seems to support Soham. 
Gaurav's face looks stony. He stares out of the window with a frown visible. It is too much for him to digest that Soham is dominating this project, from the designs to the start date. 
EXT. OUTSIDE SOHAM'S OFFICE BUILDING - NIGHT
Lara and Soham walk out of the office. Lara takes a cab. She opens the door of the cab before Soham.
LARA
I'll drop you at your home.
SOHAM
Thanks. 
(shows his bicycle)
But I have this. 
Lara pays the cab and releases it. The cab leaves.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Arey, why did you let the cab go? It isn't easy to get a cab in this part of the city.
LARA
Changed my mind. I decided to walk.
Soham smiles.
SOHAM
With me?
Lara nods affirmatively.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Then I have to walk too. 
(shows the rod of the bicycle)
Or, do you prefer to sit ...
LARA
No! No! Enough of revolutionary ideas.
EXT. ROAD ALONG THE SEASHORE - nigHT
They take the path by the sea beach, towards home. Soham walks with the bicycle alongside Lara. 
LaRA
So, why all this?
soHAM
What?
LARA
All this. Whatever you are doing.
SOHAM
What am I doing?
LARA
Bringing a change. This... 
(shows the bicycle)
then a paperless office... dismissing Sharma's designs for your green architecture concept. If you are stressed, I can send a doctor...
Soham keeps quiet for a while.
SOHAM
I understand these are difficult to appreciate. The results of these do not reflect in the bank balance.
LARA
I like what you are doing. They are unconventional. They reduce global warming. 
(beat)
But Gaurav Sir isn't too happy with the way things were handled. 
SOHAM
Why so?
LARA
I mean, you did not even consult him before bringing these changes. You took away all the appreciation. Place yourself in his shoe.
SOHAM
I'll apologize to him tomorrow.
LARA
I am trying to understand... what is driving you to go for these environment friendly changes? Is it that urgent? I mean... global warming is not going to kill us immediately. There are more important things...
Soham stops and looks at the sea. White surf gathers as the waves break.
SOHAM (o.S.)
My wife died of global warming.
LARA
(taken aback)
How?
Lara looks at Soham, stunned. Waves break noisily.
SOHAM
Two years ago we were in a Himalayan trek... The three of us... Titli, me and Ujjaini.
FLASH: Himalayan icy valley lake. Three dots. Three people.
SOHAM (o.S.) (CONT'D)
We had the time of our life. It was the happiest trip of my life.
FLASH: Himalayan icy valley lake. Fun and laughter among SOHAM, TITLI and UJJAINI. 
SOHAM (o.S.) (CONT'D)
Suddenly tragedy struck. The lake surface was unstable. The ice was melting due to global warming... due to high temperatures. 
FLASH: Icicles in the nearby mountains melt. Water droplets trickle down the icicles.
SOHAM (o.S.) (CONT'D)
Ujjaini was lost before my eyes. I lost her forever.
FLASH: Ujjain falling into the blue waters of the lake. Soham tryng to rescue her.
SONG 3: Everything goes backward and we see glimpses of Soham, Ujjaini and Titli's life. Starting from the fall into the lake, we go backwards. Flying to Ladakh. Walking on the beach of Mumbai... Soham and Ujjaini. Their family life. Titli is born. Their love life. Soham and Ujjain is married. They are in love. Soham proposes Ujjaini. Soham likes Ujjani. SONG 3 ends.
EXT. VAST MEADOW WITH A SINGLE LONG ROAD VANISHING IN THE HORIZON - DAY
DREAM. Single color, bluish tone. Dark cloud in the sky makes it shady. A single long road through the meadow goes up to the horizon. A huge 10 wheel truck is coming from a distance - we can see it out-of-focus and hear it honking. Soham is walking on the road towards the camera. Lara is walking alongside him. 
LARA
Is it that urgent? 
The truck is coming closer. Honking. Soham and Lara move closer to the camera. 
Lara (CONT'D)
I mean... global warming is not going to kill us immediately. 
The truck comes closer. Honks. Lara moves out of the way, to the side of the road and pulls Soham out of the way of the truck too.
LARA (CONT'D)
There are more important things...
As Soham moves away, we see his daughter Titli standing on the same road, several feet behind Soham on the path of the truck and the truck is just a few feet behind her, running at great speed towards her. 
TITLI
(as if her voice is coming from far away)
Baba, save me!
Soham turns back with horror. The huge truck is a few feet behind Titli. She looks on helplessly.
The dream ends.

Int. Soham'S BEDROOM - night
Soham wakes up in his bedroom with cold sweat. The clock shows 3AM. He goes to ...
Int. TitLI'S ROOM - conTINUOUS
Titli's room. Soham enters Titli's room, turns on the bedlamp  and looks at her keenly. Titli is sleeping peacefully. Soham kisses her without waking her. Then he turns off the bedlamp and moves out to the ...
Ext. Soham'S TERRACE - conTINUOUS
Terrace. Soham comes and stands on his terrace in the dead of the night. He turns the telescope downwards and looks at the road below through his telescope. Through the eye of the telescope we see a lunatic man walking down the road, singing. The song is inaudible so high up above.
INT. SOHAM'S HOUSE - DAY
Morning. Soham is working on his laptop (laptop - sponsorship opportunity).
The bell rings. A domestic help opens the door, meets the visitor and comes back to Soham.
DOMESTIC HELP
(to Soham)
Someone has come to repair your cycle.
SoHAM
My cycle? But my cycle is okay. I did not call anyone to repair it. 
Domestic help
He said he is a cycle doctor. Does not look like a cyclewala. If you see you will think he is a real doctor. 
SOHAM
(thinks)
Cycle doctor?
(shrugs his shoulder)
Send him in.
Psychiatrist 
Good morning Mr. Mukherjee. 
SOHAM
Good morning.
(looking confused)
And you are a... 
(beat)
cycle doctor?
PSYCHIATRIST
Psychology doctor... I told your man.
SOHAM
I see. Of course. That's what he said.
Soham looks at the domestic help.
PSYCHIATRIST
(shakes hand)
I am Dr. Parashar. Ms. Lara of your office...
SOHAM
Oh yes. Lara has probably ...
PSYCHIATRIST
Right. She had called me up, and told about you.
Soham's phone rings. Shows Lara's name.
SOHAM
Excuse me doctor.
The doctor nods. Soham moves to another part of the house, near the terrace.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
You have sent a psychiatrist? Do you think I am mad?
FLASH: Soham in white kurta and short pajama with a long beard and long uncombed hair, tied in chains. He looks like a madman.
LARA (O.S.)
Do not talk like people of below average intelligence. I never thought you were mad. You know how much I respect you. Your brain is stressed. It needs rest and care. Dr. Parashar is the best. He'll check you and give you proper advice. 
SOHAM
Great.
He disconnects the call.
The doctor checks Soham.
PsYCHIATRIST
(writing a prescription)
You are suffering from stress, Mr. Mukherjee. 
SOHAM
Lara invented that last evening.
PSYCHIATRIST
You must have plenty of rest. Have healthy food at regular intervals. I have given a diet chart here. Do some yoga or light exercise, read books and get these tests done... thyroid function test, complete blood count test and electrocardiogram.
Soham shakes his head. Handing over the prescription, the doctor gets up.
SOHAM
Thank you doc.
PSYCHIATRIST
You had been held captive in Sundarban forests for one week, right? I heard it from Ms. Lara.
SOHAM
Not captive actually...
PSYCHIATRIST
It seems that has deeply impacted your psyche and thinking. You have been deeply thinking about that experience. Stay away from work for a few days and you will be absolutely fine. These thoughts will not come any more.
After the doctor leaves.
SOHAM
But I am fine.
EXT. SEA BEACH - DAY
Soham visits the seaside with his daughter TITLI. They have pao bhaji on the beach. It rains. He offers the umbrella to his daughter Titli and they walk on the beach in the rain. 
On the beach Titli gets drawn to a sadhubaba (hermit) on the beach, sitting with a Macaw bird, tarot cards and an octopus. 
TiTLI
I have seen this man before. What does he do here?
SOHAM
Let us find out.
The visit the hermit. Titli watches the tarot cards and the animals. We see them from Titli's point of view.
Hermit
Come babu. Know your fate from Rani  octopus or Raja macaw.
SOHAM
The police does not catch you for keeping these animals?
HERMIT
Raja and Rani are divine creatures. They can see the future. No one dares disturb them. 
(beat)
You are a revolutionary, am I not right? 
SOHAM
Go on.
HERMIT
You are often misunderstood by others.
SOHAM
Even my daughter can tell that. Tell me something better. When will I get a job? I am jobless for 5 months.
The man looks at Soham's face. He swings his hand twice in the air and produces a finger-ring apparently out of nothing. Hands over the ring to Soham.

HERMIT
Keep this soaked in water throughout the night. Wear it tomorrow morning. You will get a job in 3 months to 2 years.
SOHAM
Hmmm, I am impressed. I have a more accurate prediction for you.
He swings his hand twice in front of the HERMIT and a one rupee coin appears in his hand. A common magic trick. Hands it over the HERMIT.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Even before this coin is spent, you will land up in jail. 
The HERMIT looks at Soham, taken aback.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Here is your ring. I don't need a astrologer's ring to achieve my goals. I can achieve that simply by trying. 
HERMIT
You talk like an atheist. Whatever you want to achieve will not be achieved. Obstacles will stop you. Stiff obstacles are ahead of you and you will fail to overcome them.
SOHAM
Enough.
Soham gets up. Calls up a number. 
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Forest department?
HERMIT
(murmurs to himself, with mockery)
You will land up in jail. Phoooh.
Int. Police station - night
The HERMIT sits before a police officer. His caged macaw and bottled octopus are kept on the table.

Police officer
How did you get these animals? It is against the law to keep these. Telling people's future and cannot see your own future? 
The hermit sits with a sheepish face.
INT. OFFICE, GAURAV'S ROOM - DAY
GAURAV
Soham has come?
LARA
Yes sir. He will be meeting you in 5 minutes.
Lara places a cup of coffee before Gaurav.
GAURAV
Thank you. 
(sips coffee)
I hope he will not come up with a new embarrassment today.
Knocking at the door.
GAURAV (CONT'D)
Please come in.
LARA
I can assure he will not cause you any more embarrassment.
Soham enters somberly dressed, with black grease marks on his cheeks, like war paint.
GAURAV
(startled)
What is this?
SOHAM
What is what?
Gaurav points to the cheeks. Soham runs his hand on his cheek and notices black grease in his fingers.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Oh I am sorry. My cycle. I had to repair it on the way.

GAURAV
Excellent. We need to discuss the Sundarban Floatel project today.
SOHAM
That is exactly what I want to discuss too.
GAURAV
The bad news is that the project is delayed and we need to do something serious to bring it on track and meet deadlines.
Keeps a cigarette between his lips and lights it.
SOHAM
The good news is that I am backing off from the project.
GAURAV
What?
The cigarette falls from his lips onto his groin area.
Soham immediately picks up a glass of water and throws it on his groin area, soaking it. Gaurav gets up and looks for something to clean up. 
SOHAM
I threw the water at the right time or you would have become impotent forever. That is why I always tell cigarette smoking is injurious to health. 
GAURAV
Give me a paper or something.
SOHAM
This office is paperless.
Gaurav fumes. Lara hands over a white board duster and Gaurav uses it to dry up his trouser. That results in blue marks appearing on the sparkling off white trouser. Gaurav turns the duster and discovers it is blue, from cleaning the white board.
GAURAV
Let us sit down.
They sit down.

GAURAV (CONT'D)
What were you telling Soham about backing off from the Sundarban Floatel project?
SOHAM
You heard it right. We are not doing this project. It involves cutting of over 2,000 mangrove trees for building the approach road. We cannot let that happen, right? 
GAURAV
Wrong. Do not speak in plural. You may back off. I am not. This company is not and will not be governed by your whimsical decisions alone.
Silence. Soham and Lara look at each other.
SOHAM
My brother... do not worry. We will not totally back off from Sundarbans. We are going to change our project to a project that will develop the area.
GAURAV
And how is that going to increase the revenue of our company?
SOHAM
All goals are not about increasing revenue, Gaurav. You want people to build your business. I want our business to build people. 
GAURAV
(gets up from his chair, excited)
I do not get a good night's sleep thinking about how to increase the revenue of the company, and you are there to build a new challenge in my way every day. 
(beat)
Do I think of increasing the company's revenue for myself alone? Am I the only one to benefit from it? You will benefit, she will benefit, the 400 employees of our company will benefit. 
		GAURAV (CONTD.)
Do you think of your 400 employees Soham? You are selfish. It is easy to whimsically say I am backing off from Sundarbans, but what about the people who are working night and day behind the project? Did you think of them? Did you think they are dependent on this project?
SOHAM
Each of them will remain involved in the Sundarban development project. 
GAURAV
How? Tell me how? You don't have an answer. 
Soham goes to the coffee machine and pours a cup of coffee. The he comes back to Gaurav and starts pouring more coffee in Gaurav's cup of coffee. As a result the cup overflows and the coffee spreads over the table and soaks Gaurav's mobile phone.
GAURAV (CONT'D)
What the hell?
LARA
(gets up)
Soham, please sit down.
Lara user her hanky to clean up Gaurav's phone.
SOHAM
Gaurav, you are agitated that a little coffee has overflowed and soaked your phone. I am sorry for that. But this is exactly what happens to Sundarbans twenty years from today. Sundarbans is sinking and getting submerged into sea water. The reason is global warming. The more the earth heats up, the more the polar ice melts and sea level rises. By the year 2030, 75% of Sundarbans will be under water swallowed by the overflowing sea, just like your mobile phone and this overflowing coffee. Most of Sundarbans will be lost under water by 2030. It is a heritage site and one of the 7 wonders of India. 
		SOHAM (CONTD.)
Cutting of the mangrove trees will only make it happen faster. If it is lost in 20 years, then where will you do your business? 
(beat)
I can defend each of my recent decisions. I want my company to emerge as India's most environment friendly company, that adds the least to global warming.
GAURAV
(sternly)
I now have no doubt about your insanity and I can prove that. 
SOHAM
I am insane?
Gaurav takes out a paper and holds it in his hand. It is a doctor's certificate.
GAURAV
Dr. Parashar has certified you as mentally unfit. You need to stay away from work. Even our company deed says a director who is mentally insane has to step down. 
Soham looks at the psychiatrist's certificate. His eyes seem to get moist. 
SOHAM
Lara and you had planned and sent Dr. Parashar to me? Just for a certificate to prove me insane?
LARA
No, that is not right. I did not...
SoHAM
I was insane a few months back. I am 100% sane today. Saner than ever before and saner than most people.
Soham without a further word gets up and walks out of Gaurav's office. 
Lara gets up and follows Soham. 
GAURAV
Lara, please stay back. I need to talk to you.
Lara helplessly looks at Soham walking out.
INT. OFFICE ELEVATOR - DAY
Soham climbs down the office elevator with his bicycle. The elevator keeps coming down and down - the elevator counter shows receding numbers. His phone rings. Shows Lara's name. But he does not take the call and ignores it.
INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT
At a pizza restaurant - That evening. Milind, and Soham sit with pizza and a soft drink. (soft drink & pizza joint - sponsorship opportunity). Milind is blowing air through the straw into the soft drink, making a bubbling noise.
Lara walks in and walks up to Soham and Milind's table. Soham looks the other way. 
LARA
So you think I was behind all this dirty politics?
Soham keeps quiet. Lara pushes Soham with her hand.
LARA (CONT'D)
Don't keep quiet. Answer me.
SOHAM
Mexican pizza or Indian tikka pizza for you?
LARA
To hell with your pizza. I want nothing. I just want you to understand I was totally unaware of Gaurav's plan. He had called me up and told me to send Dr. Parashar to your place. That is what I did. I thought he was worried about your stress.
Soham creates an angry face with two long canine teeth on his pizza by rearranging the tomatoes, and mushrooms on the pizza and shows it to Lara. Lara looks at it and smiles.
MILIND
Relax Lara. Sit down. 
Soham orders a pizza for Lara. Milind gets up and offers his chair to Lara.
LARA
You sit down, I'll get a chair.
MILIND
No, I'll get it. Allow me. This is nothing compared to what I want to do for you.
Lara looks at Milind for a second wondering what he meant and then looks at Soham. 
SOHAM
Why are you so excited?
In the background, out of focus, Milind takes the chair from a different table and a FAT AGED MAN, eating with a SLIM YOUNG GIRL falls on the ground, when he tries to sit. 
LARA
Because...
SOHAM
Did I blame you?
In the background, out of focus, the FAT AGED MAN gets into an argument with Milind, which is inaudible. We can see Milind holding his ears and apologizing.
LARA
No you didn't, but you...
SOHAM
I am not blaming you. I am neither blaming Gaurav. He has done what he thought was right.  
Pizza is served.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
A person is not a failure until he refuses to get up again; a person is not a failure until he starts blaming others. I am going to do none of these.
EXT. Sundarbans - DAY
Flashback 6 begins. Establishing shot. Areal view of Sundarbans.
Neha, Soham, Titli Faizul and a couple of other honey collectors go out into the denser parts of the jungle to collect honey. One of the two men carry a round basket for collecting honey. The other carries a bundle of dry straw. Titli is videotaping this journey. They wear masks behind their heads - this is a common practice by the Sundarban fishermen and honey collectors to fool the tigers, who are infamous to attack from behind. The tigers are fooled to think that the mask is the front of the head. 
They see a herd of spotted deer. Faizul stops them with a hand gesture.
FAIZUL
Shhhh. They are friends. 
Faizul goes ahead alone, goes closer to the herd of deer and feeds them. They come close to Faizul. 
NEHA
This man is interesting. Because of him the girl survived after the snake bite.
SOHAM
I was also there.
NEHA
(claps and says jokingly)
I am so impressed. I am so impressed.
Soham turns away his face, realizing she is making fun of him.
NEHA (CONT'D)
Actually... I did like your attitude yesterday. No, I am not joking.
Soham looks at her and smiles.
TITLI
We are going to see honey collection?
SOHAM
Yes darling.  
NEHA
And also maybe how a tiger attacks human beings.
Soham and Titli look at Neha, somewhat startled.

NEHA (CONT'D)
(smiles)
Sorry if I scared you.
SOHAM
I am not scared easily.
He turns back his head in the direction of Neha and bangs against one of the two villagers who was ahead of Soham. The mask behind his head scares him and he is visually scared seeing the mask so close to his eyes, for a split second. Neha smiles.
They continue their journey. Faizul keeps a watchful eye. 
NEHA
(to Titli and Soham)
The river is in high tide. See, the water level has risen.
We can see that the river alongside is in high tide and has submerged the trees. This is an unique phenomenon of Sundarbans. Soham looks at the trees half submerged in the river in tide.
NEHA (CONT'D)
In the next few years the land where we are standing now will be under the water.
Soham looks at his feet, and starts moving.
In one spot Faizul tells the team to stop.
FaIZUL
(to one of the two villagers)
Mix honey with water and give me.
The villagers accompanying them mix honey and water and Faizul sprinkles it on the trees nearby. 
NEHA
And what is this for?
FAIZUL
Wait and watch.
Within minutes a bee comes and sits on the trees nearby, sipping the water-honey mix. 

FAIZUL (CONT'D)
(to a villager)
Get up on the tree and see where the bee goes.
The villager climbs a tree and his eyes follow the bee to locate where it returns. The villager points a finger and they start running towards that direction. Trees lash against their skin as they run.  Camera moves with speed.
They stop before a tree with a huge beehive. Faizul and the villagers smile amongst themselves. 
NEHA
Impressive. Even I did not know of this technique to locate the beehives. Very innovative.
The villagers  prepare to climb the tree. 
SOHAM
(excited)
Faizul, I want to bring down that beehive.
FAIZUL
Dhat! It is not your work. You better watch us.
SOHAM
You had discouraged me from catching fish. But I had caught a fish. You have something against me. Now I am convinced. 
FAIZUL
I have nothing against you. It is just physically draining for city people like you. City people cannot take physical strain.
SOHAM
I am not one of those couch potato city people. I exercise regularly. 
TITLI
You exercise, baba? 
FAIZUL
There is technique.

SOHAM
I decide the techniques of operating my company. Don't talk of techniques.
NEHA
(to Soham)
Your daughter is more understanding than you are.
FAIZUL
Very well. Go up and get the honey. If you fail, you wear a lungi like us tonight.
SOHAM
(looks at Faizul's lungi)
Done.
Faizul hands over the honey collecting basket to Soham. Soham takes it in one hand and struggles to climb up the tree using the other hand. After a long struggle he succeeds in reaching the branch near the beehive.
NeHA
But the bees...
FAIZUL
(smiles)
See the fun. He did not want to learn the technique and took up my challenge. 
Soham is not sure how to chase the bees. He goes closer and throws a twig/branch at the beehive to chase the bees away. Hundreds of bees engulf him immediately and sting him painfully. He falls from the tree on the mud. 
Neha runs and helps him out of the mud and chases away the bees.
Faizul looks at him with a smile and lights some dry straws below  the beehive to create smoke and the bees flee. 
Then the two other men get ready to climb the tree and collect the beehive filled with honey, but Faizil stops them.
FAIZUL (CONT'D)
The challenge is not over. 
(points at Soham)
You will climb.
Soham tries to get up but his back hurts. He is visually in pain the bee attack and fall from the tree.
Titli sits by him and hugs him. Soham kisses Titli.
SOHAM
(to Titli)
I am okay.
Neha offers her hand to help him get up. Soham tries to stand on his feet and falls again, holding his back.
NEHA
He is hurt. I am getting the beehive down.
FAIZUL
That is not necessary.
Neha still climbs the tree and reaches the beehive. 
SoHAM
(to Faizul)
I hate you. I really do. You could have told me how to chase away the bees. I did not know you need to create smoke below the tree. You have kept us confined here on purpose. You could have easily sent us home if you wanted.
Faizul lends his hand to Soham to get up. Puts the other finger on his lip, gesturing Soham to keep his voice low.
FAIZUL
Shhhh. A person is not a failure until he refuses to get up again; a person is not a failure until he starts blaming others. Get up.
Soham looks at Faizul and looks away. Neha cuts the beehive, and a villager collects the honey.
EXT. Sundarban VILLAGE - NIGHT
That night Neha comes to Soham to find his face swollen with bee stings. She makes a herbal balm and applies on his face, chest and hands, with care. 
NEHA
You are looking very handsome in this.
The camera pans down and we see Soham is wearing a lungi; making it apparent he has lost the bet in the morning. 
They hear the roar of a tiger nearby. 
SoHAM
I have a feeling we will meet. We will meet. That tiger and I. 
We see the jungle outside.
Flashback 6 ends.
Int. restaurant - nigHT
Pizza is served.
SOHAM
A person is not a failure until he refuses to get up again; a person is not a failure until he starts blaming others. I am going to do none of these.
INT. NIGHTCLUB - NIGHT
Blaring music and strobe lights of a disco. Many young couples are dancing to the tune. Some are drinking at the counter. 
LARA
(to Milind)
Why are we here?
MiLIND
To dance.
LARA
No seriously, why are we here?
MILIND
Seriously. To dance.
Lara gets annoyed and looks the other way.
MiLIND (CONT'D)
'Percentage' has invited us. He called me up at seven. I think he wants to calculate what percentage of India's population goes to discos.
LARA
Saala, cunning fox. Wants to be friendly with us. Wants to win over us. He knows we are close to Soham. This is part of his plan to isolate Soham.
MILIND
As if we are dogs. He throws a roti at us and we come running to him.
LARA
Dogs are not disloyal, stupid, men are. 
Gaurav comes with three bottles of beer.
GaURAV
Hey folks, hope you are enjoying.
LARA
Yes, very much.
MilIND
Hundred percent, sir.
Song 4 - disco / dance number. A song starts, and Gaurav dances to its tune. Calls Lara to join. She is reluctant. Gaurav is flirtatious with Lara. When Lara does not respond to his request, Gaurav chooses a tall Ukrainian girl and dances with her. Lara comes back to Milind.
EXT. COUNTRYSIDE HIGHWAY, BUS - DAY
In wide shot we see green cultivated fields, through which the highway passes. A rickety, ramshackle bus travels along the countryside. 
Ext. Inside the bus - contINUOUS
Inside the crowded bus, crowded with rural people and also a goat, we see Milind travelling in white shirt with a blue tie.
EXT. COUNTRYSIDE SMALL TOWN - DAY
Montage. Milind visits the talks to the local people who live around a closed factory. They stand around him and talk, making hand gestures. He takes photographs of the local people. The words are inaudible. Music. 
INT. OFFICE, GAURAV'S ROOM - DAY
Milind enters Gaurav's room. Leaves the door open.
GAURAV
How was your trip?
MILIND
Successful, sir.
GAURAV
Hundred percent successful?
Milind smiles. Uses his phone to send a mail.
MILIND
I just emailed you the report.
gAURAV
I'll read it. Tell me about it. What is happening with our sponge iron factory at Chandrapur?
MILIND
The local people closed it down for causing pollution.
GAURAV
Really?
(smiles)
Of course, I know that. That is why I sent you. Did you tell them our factory is not causing any pollution?
Milind takes out some photographs of local people. Gaurav searches for his spectacles.
gAURAV (CONT'D)
(turns to Milind)
I'll get my spectacles. Left it in the conference room.
Tries to go out of the room and bangs noisily against the open door.
gAURAV (CONT'D)
(in pain)
Oh! Who left this door open?

MILIND
Sorry sir. 
(closes the door)
Your spectacles are on your table, sir.
Gaurav wears the spectacles and takes a look at the photographs. 
We see photos of rural people with skin ailments.
MILIND (CONT'D)
Many of the local people have chronic skin and lung diseases.
GAURAV
What are you trying to say?
MILIND
Sir, I am afraid our sponge iron plant needs a complete revamp of the machinery so that there is no toxic emission or chemical pollution to the ground water. 
GAURAV
(opens his spectacles)
I must say I am disappointed at your role.
MILIND
Why sir?
GAURAV
(moves towards the door, turning his head towards Milind)
You know changing our machinery to an environment friendly setup overnight is not possible. I'll show you... 
Bangs himself on the closed door.
GaURAV (CONT'D)
Now who closed the door? It was open a minute ago.
MILIND
Sorry sir.
Opens the door. Gaurav goes out and returns in seconds with a large manual in his hand.
GAURAV
Look at our machinery. German. Set up in 2002. These machines have run only 35% of their lifetime. You think I am going to change the machinery to...
Milind keeps quiet. Looks at his toes.
GAURAV (CONT'D)
I need someone smart and diplomatic who can go back to that village and show manipulated data to the local people and convince them that there is no toxic emission from our factory. Our factory emissions are completely hazard-free. The diseases have nothing to do with our unit.
Milind keeps quiet. Keeps looking at his toes.
GAURAV (CONT'D)
What? Are you not able to go back and tell this to those people?
MILIND
No sir. I cannot tell lies to poor, innocent people.
GAURAV
I am not doing this for myself alone. Think of the people like you who were working in that unit. Do you not want them to be back to work again? 
(beat)
Very well. If you don't, someone else will.
Gaurav looks out of the window in a stony manner. Milind leaves.
EXT. MUMBAI, SEASIDE LOCATION - DAY
Soham, Lara and Milind sit on the seaside. Waves lash. Dark clouds hang in the sky. They are quiet for a long time. They look at the sea.
LARA
Pao bhaji?

MILIND
I'll get pao bhaji.
LARA
No, I'll get. Why should boys think it is always their duty to get food?
She gets up.
MILIND
I have been awarded a demotion in my job does not mean I cannot afford pao bhaji for you and Soham sir.
She ignores and goes to get pao bhaji. 
She returns with pao bhaji and the three of them start eating.
SOHAM
I have decided to start writing. I have told this to the editor of RNA, who is a good friend and he agreed to publish my column. 
LARA
Writing? You? 
SOHAM
Why, is it funny?
LARA
No. I mean, it sounds strange. Never imagined you as a writer.
SOHAM
I am also going to launch my own organization soon. A dark night does not last forever. The dawn comes after the night.
Lara looks at him.
EXT. Sundarban FORESTS, BAMBOO WATCH TOWER - NIGHT
Flashback 7 begins. Establishing shot of a watch tower made of bamboos, in the middle of the forest.
Soham, Neha and Titli are awake on the tall watch tower made of bamboo, in the middle of the forest. The moon can be seen, the sky is star studded, and various noises can be heard form all around. 
Titli tries her best to record using normal mode and then night vision of her camcorder but she has no luck.
From the watch tower, they can get almost an aerial view of a large section of the forest in moonlight, and also the nearby river. From somewhere far away the roar of the tiger can be heard. POV shot of the jungle at night, from the watch tower.
SOHAM (o.S.)
I have heard the sound of this tiger many times but have never seen it. 
NEHA (o.S.)
Tigers are moving nearer to the villages in recent years. This is causing more frequent man-tiger confrontations, resulting in deaths of either men or the tigers. The tiger bones then get smuggled to China, where people have superstitious belief that tiger bones can heal any diseases including cancer. Bogus. 
tiTLI
Why are tigers moving closer to the villages?
SOHAM
They are tired on hunting and want to stay as domestic animals.
TITLI
No, seriously.
NEHA
Previously tigers used to stay away from villages. But the Sundarbans is a very low lying region, close to the sea. This place is sinking rapidly to the rising water levels.
TITLI
And why are water levers rising?
SOHAM
Melting polar ice?

NEHA
Yes. 
(to Titli)
This is what we call global warming. The temperature of the earth is rising. This is causing ice of the north and south poles to melt and sea levels to rise. 
TITLI
That's bad.
Soham gets lost in his thoughts for an instance.
FLASH: Icy Himalayas. Icicles are melting. A crackling sound is heard on the ice. Soham turns back with horror in his eyes. The thin film of ice gives way and Ujjaini falls into the lake below. Icicles are melting.
As they talk, the moon sinks into the horizon, the stars move, and it becomes very dark and quiet. 
NEHA (o.S.)

Yes. By the year 2030, 75% of the land area of Sundarbans will permanently sink underwater forever. Cyclones will occur frequently and after every such cyclone, more land will be lost to the sea. As the land of the tiger keeps getting lost, they will keep moving towards the villages, resulting in death. Either of man or the tiger. There were 40,000 tigers in India 100 years ago. Now there are only 1,500 left.
SOHAM
That's sad.
TITLI
Oh, it has become so dark now. I am scared. 
(yawns)
I am also sleepy.
SOHAM
I presume we will not see the tiger any more tonight.

NEHA
Patience. A dark night does not last forever. The dawn comes after the night.
Within minutes the sky starts becoming reddish. In the reddish light of early dawn, a spotted deer comes to drink water. The deer raises its head to look at something and then flees. The silhouette of a large Bengal tiger walking up to the river to drink water. Soham wakes up Titli who had dozed off. The three of them watch with open mouth. Titli starts her camera. 
After drinking water the silhouette of the tiger turns back at them and then vanishes into the jungle within seconds. 
SOHAM
Success. We saw it! 
TITLI
It was so b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!
NEHA
And you were getting disappointed by the dark night.
Flashback 7 ends.
Ext. muMBAI, SEASIDE LOCATION - day 
SOHAM
I am also going to launch my own organization soon. A dark night does not last forever. The dawn comes after the night.
Lara looks at him.
INT. SOHAM'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Soham is working late at night from his home. We see him composing an article titled MANGROVE THREATENED BY TOURIST ATTRACTION for his column. Titli comes to his room.
TiTLI
Baba.
SoHAM
(kisses Titli)
I will be with you soon darling. Let me complete this article and mail it to the editor.
Titli leaves for her room. Soham completes writing his article and emails it to the editor. 
INT. titLI'S ROOM - conTINUOUS
Then Soham comes to Titli and reads Tintin comics to her - 'Tintin and the Broken Ear'.
Ext. OUTSIDE SOHAM'S OFFICE BUILDING - day
Establishing shot. 
INT. OFFICE, GAURAV'S ROOM - DAY
Gaurav opens the newspaper with a coffee mug and notices Soham's article. He coughs and seems to choke, making some coffee fall on his trouser, in his groin area. He takes out a handkerchief and cleans his trouser. He then reads Soham's article in the newspaper. The article titled MANGROVE THREATENED BY TOURIST ATTRACTION is about the environmental hazards of the Sundarban Floatel project and how it endangers the tiger and the humans of the region. The camera runs through different words and lines of the article. Gaurav's eyes show concern.  
His phone rings. He takes the call.
Phone voice (O.S.)
I believe you read newspapers. 
GAURAV
Yes.
PHONE VOICE (O.S.)
Today's RNA has published an article that directly attacks your Sundarban project. 
GAURAV
I am reading that.
PHONE VOICE (o.S.)
We are investing heavily in this project and we have great expectations from it.  
GAURAV
Me too.

PHONE VOICE (o.S.)
It will be very unfortunate if this leads to a media hype and the media and public goes against this project creating a nationwide cry of protest against this project. In that case we will have no option but to regretfully pull out from the project, rather than tint our image.
GAURAV
(stands up)
I assure nothing like that will happen.
PHONE VOICE (o.S.)
Someone called Soham Mukherjee has written this article. Isn't your partner also named Soham Mukherjee?
GAURAV
Er... yes.
PHONE VOICE (o.S.)
Are they the same person? Are you having differences?
GAURAV
Er... I will find out. I assure I will not sit idle about this. This is also my dream project.
PHONE VOICE (o.S.)
Good to hear that.
The phone gets disconnected.
Gaurv moves to one corner of the room, where miniature models of their various projects are displayed. One among them is the model of the Sundarban Floatel project. Gaurav notices a small spider moving on the model of the Floatel, creating web on it. He watches the spider for a while. Then he raises his hand and it comes crushing down on the little spider. A couple of seconds later he lifts his hand and turns it expecting to see the spider dead. But the little spider is alive, survived being trapped inside the cavity of his palm. The little spider runs over his hand up towards the arm and enters Gaurav's shirt, through the sleeve of the shirt. Gaurav feels the spider running along his arm, under his shirt, and expresses extreme discomfort.  The spider runs from the arm, to the chest, and then down towards Gaurav's belly, under his shirt. Gaurav tries to trap it. Then finally it runs into the trouser. Gaurav panics and opens his trouser. 
The door opens and Lara enters. She looks at Gaurav, with disbelief at what she sees. A few feet away Gaurav stands in a spotlessly clean office shirt and tie, and a brief. The trouser is under the knee. He looks foolishly at her.
LARA
I think I came at the wrong time.
She turns back and walks out.
GAURAV
No no.
Lara turns back at him. Gaurav runs sideways and tries to cover himself with a tree that is kept at the corner of the room.
GAURAV (CONT'D)
Yes yes.
EXT. SEASIDE ROAD - NIGHT
Soham cycles that evening along the sea-side road. Milind is on his scooter alongside him.
MiLIND
When is the next article coming?
SOHAM
Tomorrow.
MILIND
Completed writing it?
SOHAM
No! I have to go back and start writing it and submit before 9:30.
MILIND
Hope you are liking your new job? 
(laughs)
Just kidding.
Soham sees a tea stall.
SoHAM

Let's here stop for a chai.
Milind nods affirmative. They stop and cross the road. 
Out of the blue a speeding car hits his cycle from behind and vanishes. Soham is flung from the cycle - the cycle is reduced to twisted steel. Soham is flung against a wall and gets bruises. Milind rushes to him for help. Some BYSTANDERS rush for help too.
MilIND
Are you okay?
SoHAM
I think so. Fell on my knee. 
Milind touches his knee.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Ouch ouch. It hurts.
Bystander 1 (professor desai)
The car did it on purpose. Do you know them?
BystANDER 2
(sees the knee)
He has to be taken to a hospital. There might be a fracture.
BYSTANDER 3
Inform the police first.
SOHAM
Thank you for your great help and concern sirs. 
(holds the hand of Milind)
I think I can manage to go home with the help of my friend.
Bystander 1 (professor desai)
I have photographed the car number.
BYSTANDER 1 (PROFESSOR DESAI) shows his mobile phone. Milind and Soham lean to see it.
Photograph of the car with the number plate. But the number plate is no readable.
MILIND
The number is not readable. They have used chalk to cover the number. Now I am quite sure it is not an accident. It was done on purpose.

Professor desai
You better inform the police. 
MILIND
I'll call up the police and tell them a car with a ghost number plate is moving towards...
He calls up a number from his phone.
POLICE CONTROL ROOM AUTOMATED VOICE (o.s.)
Welcome to Mumbai Police. Please press 1 for English, 2 for Hindi, 3 for Marathi.
Milind shows frustration in his face and presses a number.
ProFESSOR DESAI
(shakes hand with Soham)
I am professor Desai. I am a lecturer with St. Xaviers College.
Police control room automated voice (o.s.)
Press 1 to register a complaint, 2 for traffic updates, 3 to ... 
MiLIND
Saalaaa!
Milind bangs the phone on the road and starts stamping it with his leg.
ProFESSOR DESAI
(to Soham)
Why is he doing that?
SOHAM
(to Milind)
Why are you doing that? 
MiLIND
Saalaaa. 
He picks up his phone. It is dead. 
MiLIND (CONT'D)
(to Soham)
Can I borrow your phone?
SOHAM
(offers his phone)
Yes, but return it this time. 
MILIND
Sure sir.
ProFESSOR DESAI
I am curious to know why this attack. Any clue?
MILIND
Yes. Because of an article.
PROFESSOR DESAI
What article?
MILIND
One about the damage a floating 5 star hotel project can cause to Sundarban mangrove forests. 
PROFESSOR DESAI
Yes, in today's RNA. I read that and also discussed with my students.
MILIND
(points to Soham)
He is the writer.
PROFESSOR DESAI
Proud to meet you sir.
Soham shakes hand with Professor Deasi.
PROFESSOR DESAI (CONT'D)
So you have hurt the interest of those who are behind this project. Who are behind this project?
SOHAM
I
PROFESSOR DESAI
You?
SOHAM
Yes.
PROFESSOR DESAI
(looks puzzled)
You are the one who is developing this project, and you are also the one who is challenging this project through your articles?

MILIND
It's complicated. I'll explain you.
Milind dials Lara's number. 
Int. supermarket - contINUOUS
Lara is shopping. The phone rings. Loud music in the background.
LARA
(covers one ear)
What? Chicken Croissant?
Ext. SeASIDE ROAD - conTINUOUS
MiLIND
No no. Accident.
Int. supermarket - contINUOUS
LARA
Which management? 
Ext. SeASIDE ROAD - conTINUOUS
MiLIND
Not management. Accident.
Int. supermarket - contINUOUS
LARA
Accident? Who?
int. A HOSPITAL RECEPTION AREA - NIGHT
Soham is coming out with a bandaged leg, leaning on Milind. Professor Desai accompanies them. 
PrOFESSOR DESAI
Mr. Mukherjee, you are not alone. It is also my fight now. 
SoHAM
Thank you sir.

PrOFESSOR DESAI
Milind, come... let's get my car at the gate.
Milind accompanies Professor Desai and leaves. Soham waits on a seat.
Lara enters in a hurry. Lara notices Soham sitting; comes ahead, takes and deep look at Soham and hugs him. Soham is a bit taken aback and does not know what to do.
INT. SOHAM'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Soham completes his 2nd day's article and e-mails it to the editor. At the same time he notices an e-mail from the editor. He opens it. The camera runs over words like - 'regret', 'unanimously decided', 'editorial', 'discontinue your column'. Soham looks absolutely taken aback as he reads it. 
Editor (o.S.)
Dear Mr. Mukherjee. Thank you for your contribution. But I regret, that it was unanimously decided by our editorial today that we want to discontinue your column on environment. 
Soham calls up the editor. 
SOHAM
What does the mail mean? You are discontinuing my column?
Editor (o.S.)
It is not my decision alone. I am governed by the decisions of an editorial board, which includes our CEO.
SOHAM
What was wrong? 
EDITOR (o.S.)
They think the topic is not hot enough. It does not help us to sell our newspaper. 
(beat)
Environment is a cold topic, Soham.
SOHAM
Then why did you agree earlier?
EDITOR (O.S.)
I was wrong. 
Soham disconnects the call with a little frustration.
EXT. SOHAM'S TERRACE - night
Soham lies on a deck chair on his terrace. Looks at the star spangled sky. His phone rings. He does not look and disconnects it. It rings again. This time he looks at the phone screen, which shows Neha Chawla's name. 
SOHAM
Neha. Surprise surprise. 
Int. A media office - conTINUOUS
NeHA
Unexpected, isn't it? Even your article was so unexpected this morning. 
Intercut between soham's terrace and a media office - night
SOHAM
I am happy you called. Did you read it?
NEHA
Yes. I am surprised that you have taken a 180 degree turn.
Soham laughs.
SOHAM
Still the same khadoos Neha.
Neha laughs too.
NEHA
I am eagerly waiting for tomorrow's newspaper for your article. 
SOHAM
Don't wait.
NEHA
Why?

SOHAM
They decided to discontinue my column.
NEHA
But... why?
SOHAM
The topic is not hot.
NEHA
Bollywood gossip columns will never be withdrawn. Consider writing gossip. 
SOHAM
I will. The day you will start watching saas bahu tv serials, instead of chasing crocodiles. 
Neha laughs.
NEHA

Jokes apart, don't be disappointed, Soham. 
SOHAM
The best success comes after the worst disappointment. Who says I am disappointed? I will continue to write my articles through my own blog.
EXT. Sundarban RIVER, ON A BOAT - DAY
Flashback 8 begins. Areal shot of Sundarbans, along the waterways and over the vast stretch of jungle. 
Neha, Titli, Soham and Faizul are on a sail boat, with masks behind their heads - fishing. The boat passes along the waterways that pass through the vast jungle. There are a couple of FISHERMEN on the boat. Faizul and the FISHERMEN throw the net to catch fish with ease. Neha participates in catching fish, and seem to be very comfortable doing so. 
Soham sits in front of the boat. The boat enters the narrower streams from where the land is now very far. They even spot a crocodile sitting on the bank opening its mouth.
tiTLI
Why do the crocodiles keep their mouths open?
soHAM
So that Kajol can throw Alpenlibe candies into its mouth.
faIZUL
That's how they cool down their bodies.
NeHA
(to Faizul)
Correct. 
(beat)
Aren't there poachers around?
Faizul nods affirmative.
NEHA (CONT'D)
And they hunt tigers too?
FAIZUL
Yes. Because tiger skin and bones sell at a high price.
SOHAM
Who buys?
FAIZUL
Tiger bones are smuggled to China. People in China believe tiger bones heal any disease. 
NEHA
Superstition.
FAIZUL
If the buying stops, the killings will stop too.
While talking, they come across a very interesting sight. A white heron tries to catch fish from the river but fails. It goes back to the branch of the tree. After a minute it flies back to the water and again tries to catch a fish and fails again. For a third time it fails. 
Soham finds it comical and laughs. 
SOHAM
This loser will go hungry today.
FAIZUL
It will not go hungry.
SOHAM
What about another bet?
FAIZUL
You have been losing all bets. 
SOHAM
I will win this one.
FAIZUL
Okay, done. If you lose, you will stitch the torn fishing nets.
SOHAM
How many?
FAIZUL
All the torn nets.

Titli, Soham, Neha and Faizul watch the heron with great interest. On the 4th attempt the heron catches a gigantic fish. 
Faizul laughs and claps.
FAIZUL (CONT'D)
I knew it. See the size of the fish. The best success comes after the worst disappointment. 
Areal shot over Sundarbans.
Flashback 8 ends.
Ext. Soham'S TERRACE - night
SOHAM
The best success comes after the worst disappointment. Who says I am disappointed? I will continue to write my articles through my own blog.
MONTAGE: Soham writing his blog. One after another ARTICLES ABOUT Sundarbans AND GLOBAL WARMING ARE published in his blog. 
ext. corridor leading to AUDITORIUM - DAY
Soham, Lara and Milind walk down a corridor, which looks like the corridor of St. Xaviers College; traditional, old, with classical columns on one side, and large doors on the other side. 
LarA
Where is Professor Desai? I hope he has not forgotten that he had invited you here today.
SOHAM
I hope not. St. Xaviers College auditorium he had said. Some students are supposed to be waiting to hear me speak.
PrOFESSOR DESAI
And they are, Mr. Mukherjee. My students are eagerly waiting to meet you. This way.
Prof. Desai shows the way to the auditorium entrance.
Int. AuDITORIUM - coNTINUOUS
Soham, Lara, Milind and Professor Desai enter the auditorium, which looks dark. Only a few; about 10 students sit in the first row. The rest of the auditorium is empty. Soham looks at the empty auditorium and takes a deep breath. 
MiLIND
(whispers to Soham's ears)
It does not exactly look like an IPL stadium crowd.
SOHAM
Does not matter. I am happy to address the ones who have come.
Soham walks towards the stage. 
PrOFESSOR DESAI
Actually Mr. Mukherjee, the students are waiting for you outside the hall. You have to address them outside the hall.
A student, who was sitting in the front row, stands up.
Student 1 
Yes sir. We follow your writings, and are inspired by your writings. We decided to save electricity by not using the hall. We have a beautiful lawn outside and decided to hold your seminar there.
SOHAM
I am thrilled.
They move out into the college lawn outside the auditorium hall.
EXT. college LAWN - DAY
Soham, Milind, Lara, Professor Desai step out to see a huge number of STUDENTS, eagerly waiting to hear him. They were on the lawn, on the balconies; everywhere. The large number of STUDENTS start clapping as they see Soham. It brings tears to Soham's eyes. Tears also sparkle in the eyes of Lara and Milind. 
Soham addresses them on the lawn, and everyone listens to him mesmerized. 
PrOFESSOR DESAI
Dear students, your wait is over. We have with us today, the man who has inspired each of us. This man gave up his secured and lucrative profession, where he was comfortable, and changed his lifestyle to save our earth. Presenting before you, an example to everyone, Soham Mukherjee.
Applause.
SOHAM
(sounding emotional)
Friends, I am really touched. Give me a while to collect myself. 
(beat)
A week ago when I started writing for the first time, I did not have any idea of what result it will produce. What I see today, before me, is beyond my wildest dreams. You are the real heroes. 
Soham claps. Applause from students.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
I am the person who out of ignorance had decided to destroy the green to build by floating 5 star hotel project, thinking it will be an unique gift to India. I was selfish. I was terribly wrong. 

		SOHAM (CONTD.)
My one week's stay with the beautiful people of Sundarban, has taught me, what my books and university education could not teach me in more than 30 years. I am happy that I stand corrected today. 
Camera pans through students, who sit mesmerized, on the lawn, on balconies, and rooftop.
SOHAM (o.S.) (CONT'D)
The crisis of global warming is at our door and we cannot sleep peacefully thinking there is still time, or someone else will take care of the problem. Each of us have to change small things in our lives.
Ext. Road in a residential area - day
SoHAM (v.O.)
If you see the use of plastic, discourage it. Plastic carry bags are not nature friendly. They do not disintegrate into the soil and block the sewage system, causing floods.
STUDENT 2, a young man watches a plastic carry bag filled with domestic rubbish being thrown from the window of a house onto the street. He picks it up and throws it back through the window into the house.
Int. An apartment - conTINUOUS
A lady discovers the plastic carry bag full of rubbish she had thrown out, has been thrown back to her house. The bag lands on her apartment floor, causing a mess. 
Ext. Another road - day
SOHAM (v.O.)
Make people change their habits. Help people grow better habits.
Two girls, STUDENT 3 and STUDENT 4 see a man unzipping his trouser on the roadside, to urinate. They walk up to him, and stand on both sides of him. They smile at him. The man feels ashamed, closes his trouser zip, and walks away from there.
Ext. In front of airport - day
SoHAM (O.S.)
Build awareness to cut down flying for business. Using teleconference and video conference instead of flying is smart. Saves time, money and the earth from carbon pollution.
Two SEXY FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS wear tight T shirts with a phrase written in bold letters: IDIOTS FLY FOR BUSINESS. SMART PEOPLE USE TELECONFERENCE, VIDEOCONFERENCE. Two BUSINESS FLYERS dressed in business suits walking from opposite directions, on their way to airport read the T shirts and bang against each other.
Ext. college lawn - day 
SOHAM
Today, I announce the launch of my benevolent organization SAVE SUNDARBAN SAVE THE TIGER. The website will be www.savesundarbansavethetiger.com.
Applause.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
This foundation will aim to save the Sundarbans, save the tiger, save India and the future generation from the damages of global warming. Will you be my army? What? I cannot hear from you.
STUDENTS (IN CHORUS)
Yes.
SOHAM
Once again. It was not loud enough.
STUDENTS (IN CHORUS)
Yes.
Tears in Lara's eyes.

SOHAM 
The real progress of India will be complete when we will win our battle against global warming. Say no to superstition, astrology, numerology, feng shui and all superstitious blockages. These hinder progress. Is that a promise?
STUDENTS (IN CHORUS)
Yes.
SOHAM
Your donations will be spent to build dams across Sundarbans and save it from sinking into the sea. 
A very old man with high powered glasses comes ahead. Soham stops and looks at him.
PrOFESSOR DESAI
(to Soham's ears)
He is our GATEKEEPER, Sunil Besra. He is above 70.
SOHAM
Yes Chacha, do you want to say something?
The GATEKEEPER cannot speak. He shivers, his hand shakes. The eyes look large through high powered glasses. His face is full of wrinkles. But he takes out a fifty rupees note and hands over to Soham. Soham's eyes fill with tears. He hugs the GATEKEEPER.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
We have got our first donation. I accept it with my heartiest thanks and this will certainly be spent behind saving Sundarbans.
Loud applause that keeps on going.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
We stand united, we stand strong. We shall spread the word and practice it in our lives. Even the weak become strong when they are united. Impossible is nothing. Impossible is nothing.
Among applause, he receives more donations from STUDENTS for saving Sundarbans.
EXT. Sundarban VILLAGE - NIGHT.
Flashback 9 begins. A makeshift stage open on all sides, in the lights of petromax. Villagers sit around the makeshift stage. 
The villagers stage a play for Soham, Neha and Titli. Soham, Neha and Titli sit in front and watch the play 'Bon Bibi' enacted by the villagers and enjoy the performance. 
The play 'Bon Bibi' is about a widowed mother who has a 10 year old son 'Dukhu'. When Dukhu's uncles go fishing into the sea, Dukhu wants to go along. His mother resists, and finally agrees. In the journey, Dukhu lands in great danger, attaked by Dakhhin Roy (the tiger), but since he is innoscent, he is saved by 'Bon Bibi', the forest goddess and her accomplice 'Shah Jongoli' in a battle. Then Dukhu is sent back home on a crocodile, to his mother. The mother is happy to get back her son. The acting, make up and costumes are crude, but they have fun watching the very rural play. Titli films it in her handycam while her battery gives signals of failing.
SoHAM
This is a different world.
NeHA
Do you respect this world?
SOHAM
Yes, absolutely. 
Neha smiles.
EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE VILLAGE, NEAR THE RIVER - NIGHT
After the play is over, Soham and Neha stand near the river. 
SOHAM
It is a week and no one has come to rescue us. There is no way we can know if anyone is searching for us.
Neha
We'll be found. 
SOHAM
But that looks quite impossible.
NEHA
Impossible is nothing.

SOHAM
(Sarcastically)
Impossible is nothing? How will they know where we are? How are we to know where the search party is? There are no phones. Will a message come from the sky?
As he says this, flare rockets light up the sky. Soham becomes dumbfound and astounded. 
neha
(looks at the sky and smiles at Soham)
Impossible is nothing!
Soham looks at the sky with disbelief.
EXT. RIVER IN Sundarban - continuous
We see a motorboat with a searchlight consisting of the police, Lara, Brady Barr and Milind. They are firing flare rockets towards the sky. Milind puts his hand in his ear as flare rockets are fired at the sky. The searchlight points to the jungle. The rockets burst and light up the sky. They look at the jungles on the riverside. They see some fire torches and stop the motorboat. 
LARA
I see something there.
MiLIND
Torches. Many of them.
BrADY BARR
Draw the motorboat near the bank.
They draw the motorboat near the shore. Lara sees Soham, Titli, Neha and Faizul. Lara stares at Neha. 
Soham and Neha hug. Lara does not know Neha and looks strangely at her. 
The motorboat draws near the bank.
NEHA
(to Soham)
You had been waiting for this moment. To be rescued. And the moment has come. You must be very happy.

SOHAM
Strange that I am not enjoying this excitement of being rescued. It sounds crazy but I think I had started enjoying my stay. My formal education at the best universities had helped me learn a lot. This stay helped me unlearn a lot, and learn a lot.
NEHA
Hard to believe.
Neha shakes hands with Soham. Then with Titli.
NEHA (CONT'D)
Tonight you go your way, I go my way. I am really sorry if I had said anything unpleasant to you.
SoHAM
Oh that's perfectly fine. 
(beat)
Shall we meet again?
NEHA
I don't think so. We'll be thousands of miles apart. 
SOHAM
Who knows. Impossible is nothing. 
(opens his wristwatch and hands it over to Neha)
I want you to keep this. This is a very old friend of mine since 1995 and helped me remember the dates during these 7 days. May be this will remind you of me and my ignorance. 
NEHA
I cannot accept this. 
(jokingly)
Rather, I am interested in Titli's camera.
Titli hides her camera behind her.
NEHA (CONT'D)
(shakes Titli's chin)
Just joking.

SOHAM
I insist. Unless you don't want to remember me at all.
NEHA
Okay.
Neha accepts the watch. The motorboat hits the shore with a thud. A plank is laid up to them. Neha crosses over to the motorboat. Soham waits on the bank. Employees of Silver Umbrella corp, and National Geographic Channel surround both of them and they get busy talking to them, Soham on this side of the plank; Neha on that side of the plank. For a split second Soham and Neha exchange a glance. 
Flashback 9 ends. 
EXT. SLUM - DAY
Iconic journalist Barkha Dutt waits with the crew of NDTV in the heart of Dharavi slum. An OB  van is seen in the background. There is also a large stage set in the background with hundreds of party flags, apparently for a political meeting attended by a heavyweight leader. 
During her wait, she notices and watches Soham and a group of students distributing energy efficient electric bulbs Free of cost, visiting door to door. The students led by Soham are exchanging old bulbs for new, energy efficient bulbs.
An OLD WOMAN with high powered glasses opens a door.
Soham
We are requesting you to give us your old bulbs.
Old woman
No. Go away.
SOHAM
Wait. In return we are giving you new bulbs. White light. Uses little electricity. Lower electricity bills for you.
OLD WOMAN
(looks happy)
Why are you doing this?

SOHAM
We want to keep the earth cool. The less electricity we use, the cooler it will remain. See, grandma, this was how the women dressed 100 years ago.
Soham shows a STUDENT IN RETRO SAREE and retro make up, covered from head to toe.  
SOHAM (CONT'D)
And this is how women dress today.
Soham shows a STUDENT IN MICRO MINI SKIRT and deep cut top. The OLD WOMAN watches both the students through her high powered glasses.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
This is proof that the world has become so much warmer in the last 100 years.   
OlD WOMAN 
I think you are right son. 
Soham and the students cross the path of Barkha Dutt and her crew.
BARKHA DUTT
Interesting way to campaign about saving electricity. 
SOHAM
Thanks ma'am. I am your fan.
BARKHA DUTT
But seriously, why are you doing this?
MONTAGE 
Soham is on national television (news channel - media partner). A studio audience questions him in an interactive session. Viewers of different social backgrounds watch Soham's interactive interview. Visual of different people reading Soham's blog. A Facebook page of Soham's blog. People pressing the 'like' button of the page. Facebook counter shows '4,417 people like this'. Soham uses Tweeter with a large number of followers.

EXT. SOHAM'S TERRACE - niGHT
Soham's phone rings.
SoHAM
Yes, this is Soham Mukherjee.
Editor 2 (O.S.)
Good evening sir. My name is Deepak Menon. I publish a small newspaper from Mumbai. Mumbai Guardian. Honestly, we don't have a great readership... nothing like RNA or the likes, but we love to speak the truth, and have we are colorless.
Int. a mediocre media office, an editor's room - cONTINUOUS
Editor 2 (O.S.) (cont'd)
Our advertisers do not decide what we will publish and our bosses do not interfere to decide what will not publish. I have been following your blog very closely. Can we publish your blog posts in our newspaper, Mr. Mukherjee? The only request is, please publish it in your blog 6 hours after our newspaper is published. 
Ext. SoHAM'S TERRACE - coNTINUOUS
SoHAM
Can I put you on hold for a minute Mr. Menon? I am receiving another call. 
(presses a button on his phone)
Yes, Mr. Kripalani. RNA wants to resume my column? But why? Environment is such a cold topic. You had said this yourself. Global warming must be happening very rapidly to turn a cold topic to a hot topic in less than a month. Sorry sir, I have already given my word to another newspaper and they will carry my column. I have kept someone on hold, so if you would please excuse me. Goofbye Mr. Kriplani. 
(again presses a button)
		SOHAM (CONTD.)
Yes. Mr. Menon. I am delighted that you will carry my articles in your newspaper. I will abide by your norms and the same article will be published in my blog 6 hours later. Thank you. It was a pleasure knowing you.
MONTAGE: 
The newspaper Mumbai Guardian carries articles of Soham about replacing autorikshaws that use deadly polluting mixture of petrol and kerosene. Heading shows 'Polluting Autorikshaws Run on Killer Aduturated Fuel in Small Towns'. Camera runs through words like 'polluting autorikshaws', 'kerosine-petrol deadly mix', 'replace old autorikshaws'. 
He writes - 'Replacing 15 Year Old Buses Will Help us Live 15 Years More'. He advises people to 'stop using polluting autorikshaws' and 'stop using 15 year old buses' till they 'change to less polluting', 'green autorikshaws' and 'new buses.'. 
EXT. A SMALL TOWN - DAY
A small town. A fleet of new low pollution green autorikshaws (autorikshaw brand - sponsorship opportunity) stand in a neat row, decorated with garlands, awaiting a formal inauguration. We can see a small stage set up in the backdrop. We can see the words 'Chief Guest Environmentalist Soham Mukherjee' on stage.
A trouble is brewing. A section of autorikshaw drivers walk towards the venue, protesting violently. Some of them are on rampage, and shut down the road, park old autorikshaws randomly on the road, burn tires, break soft drink bottles. They carry posters - NO GOVERNMENT BAN ON OLD AUTORIKSHAWS. Some children in the forefront, with stony faces, are carrying posters - MY FATHER IS AN AUTORIKSHAW DRIVER. HOW WILL I GO TO SCHOOL IF YOU BAN MY FATHER'S AUTO? Another child carries a poster - SOHAM MUKHERJEE GO BACK. YOU ARE STARVING OUR FAMILY.
The organizers look embarrassed. The protesters stop just yards from the inauguration venue. Soham gets up on the stage.

SoHAM
Friends who are standing behind, you can please come forward and be a part of the show. And please don't break the soft drink bottles, because it is very sunny and hot and you will feel thirsty in a while. 
Laughter among the audience. One of the protesters, who looks like the LEADER OF THE AUTORIKSHAW UNION, comes ahead. 
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Friend, please come up on stage. 
One of the ORGANIZERs whispers to Soham's ears.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
No, its okay. Let him say what is in his mind. 
Leader of the autorikshaw union
You are the owner of Silver Umbrella Corp. It is easy for you to write about imposing a ban on old autorikshaws that run on petrol. But we come from houses whose family income is less than your driver's salary.
SOHAM
I don't have a driver. I use a bicycle. 
Laughter among the audience. 
The LEADER OF THE AUTORIKSHAW UNION gets puzzled for a moment.
Leader of the autorikshaw union
You can afford the luxury to think of pollution. To us, it is a luxury. We cannot afford to buy a new gas autorikshaw just for the issue of pollution. Our families will starve. Our children will not be able to go to school if our autorikshaws are banned for causing pollution.
SOHAM
I see. Is your child present among the beautiful children I see before me?
LEADER OF THE AUTORIKSHAW UNION
Yes.
SOHAM
Will you please call him or her on stage.
The leader of the autorikshaw union calls his 7 year old son on the stage. Soham holds his hand fondly.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
What is your name, son?
SACHIN
Sachin.
SOHAM
Wow. My favorite cricketer. 
Soham picks up the glass of water kept on the table before him. He hands over the water to the leader of the autorikshaw union. 
SOHAM (CONT'D)
It is double filtered water. I request you to drink half the water. 
The leader of the autorikshaw union obliges by drinking half the water.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Excellent. Now please spit into the remaining water.
The puzzled man spits into the water.
Camera runs over the faces of the viewers.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Now please hand over this water to your son Sachin and tell him to drink it.
LEADER OF THE AUTORIKSHAW UNION
What the hell?
SOHAM
Why not?
LEADER OF THE AUTORIKSHAW UNION
You are trying to insult me. Can any father do that?
SOHAM
I am not insulting you sir. But why can't you pass your son the water which you have made dirty? That is exactly what you are doing with the air we breathe. You are making it dirty and unfit for breathing. And then you are passing it to your son. So unfit is the air that your son can die of lung ailments 20 years before he is supposed to. 
The man looks at his toe. Silence, and then applause from the audience. 
SOHAM (CONT'D)
What you need is a bank loan to buy a new pollution free autorikshaw, that can be paid back in easy installments. Is it not?
LEADER OF THE AUTORIKSHAW UNION
Yes sir. But who would give us a loan?
SOHAM
If I can talk to the banks and arrange that?
The man's stern expression turns to happiness. Applause that does not tend to stop.
EXT. SPACE - nIGHT
The earth. India. A huge cyclone is building up over the Bay of Bengal. 
INT. SOHAM'S HOUSE - nighT
A large LCD/LED television is on. The news plays on, showing a super cyclone is building up in the Bay of Bengal. 
Newsreader (o.S.)
The super cyclone Shaheen is heading towards the coasts of Orissa, West Bengal and Bangladesh and is likely to hit the coastal region around tomorrow afternoon. 
Soham looks concerned to hear the news. 
INT. A WEATHER OFFICE - night 
We see high activity at a meteorological office. Employees busy. They watch the met images of the developing super cyclone with concern. The METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE HEAD stands behind his employees and watches the images. His face shows concern.
METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE HEAD
It does not look good. It is likely to enter the mainland through the Sundarban area. It is time to issue a warning and advice for evacuation. 
INT. SOHAM'S HOUSE - night
Soham writes his next article. About CYCLONES AND THEIR EFFECT ON SUNDARBAN AND THE TIGER. 
SoHAM (V.O.)
I am headed towards Sundarban tomorrow early morning. I am going back to the little village of Olaichondi, near Netidhopani. I don't know what I can do, but my heart goes out to the beautiful people I met there during my one week stay. I shall stand by them at this hour of crisis.
EXT. SKY - DAY
An airplane flies - inside the plane we see Soham, looking out of the window. Distant lightning in the background of the flying plane. 
EXT. COUNTRYSIDE ROAD - DAY
A car runs along a highway through rural landscape. Soham looks outside. 
In Soham's POV, roadside sign boards like 'No U Turn' fly by. In Soham's POV, parallel electric cables run alongside the road, and a few cables branch out from them and take a different direction. Soham looks on from the car.
On the way to the Sundarbans, Soham's hired car driven by a driver (car - sponsorship opportunity) is stopped by a stony looking police constable. It is windy; leaves fly.
Police constable
Stop. You cannot go any further. 
SoHAM
Why?
POLICE CONSTABLE
There is a storm warning. A cyclone is heading towards the coast.
SOHAM
I know. That is exactly why I am going towards the coast.
POLICE CONSTABLE
Nooo. Turn back. You are not allowed to go.
SOHAM
If I go, may be I can help some people.
POLICE CONSTABLE
Nooo.
SOHAM
(shows a business card)
Probably you want to take a look at my business card.
POLICE CONSTABLE
Nooo.
SOHAM
Okay, I am out of fuel. I'll just go up to the next petrol pump, get my tank filled, and return.
POLICE CONSTABLE
Nooo.
SOHAM
Very well. Driverji, turn the car.
The car takes a U turn.
POLICE CONSTABLE
Can you drop me at the police station, 1 kilometer from here?
SOHAM
Nooo.
The car accelerates and moves on. The police constable looks on.
Ext. a narrow dirt road - day
Soham carries on his journey on a cycle van.
EXT. RIVER LEADING TO Sundarbans - DAY
Soham carries on his journey on a Motorboat. High winds lash on Soham's face.
Ext. RiverBANK, SUNDARBAN FOREST - day 
The motorboat stops near the bank. Light drizzle. A plank of wood is laid up to the bank. Soham crosses over to the bank.
EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE RIVERBANK, SUNDARBAN - DAY
Light drizzle. The villagers are busy building the dam, using sandbags and clay, to stop the flood waters entering the village. Faizul leads them.
FaIZUL
Faster faster. We have 4 hours left before the storm hits. We must raise the height to 8 feet.
A villager
(wipes his brow)
We are not playing the flute, Faizul miyan.
SOHAM
Need a helping hand?
Faizul turns and looks at Soham and his expression changes to disbelief. High winds blow. Light rain washes the faces of Faizul and Soham. They come near each other and hug each other tightly.
EXT. ANOTHER PART OF Sundarban FOREST - conTINUOUS
Light drizzle. High wind. Two POACHERS with long distance rifles and faces covered with gamcha (checkered Indian towel) walk through the jungle. They are after something. 
POACHER 1, smells the air deeply.
POACHER 1
I smell it. There is a tiger nearby.
POACHER 2 looks at all sides.
EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE RIVERBANK, SUNDARBAN - coNTINUOUS
Soham opens his shirt, to be in his white vest. He rolls his trousers. Start working with the villagers to raise the height of the dam. Mud and grime stain his skin, trousers and white vest.
FaIZUL
When the cyclone will hit, the river will swell. If we don't raise the dam, and repair the cracks, the river will eat up the village.
EXT. ANOTHER PART OF Sundarban FOREST - conTINUOUS
The two poachers move on. There is a movement in the bushes, 50 meters ahead. POACHER 1 stops, uses a hand gesture to stop POACHER 2. POACHER 1 raises the gun and aims at the bush where there is movement.    
EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE RIVERBANK, SUNDARBAN - coNTINUOUS
Sound of a gunfire from a distance. Faizul, Soham and the villagers hear the sound of gunfire and look in that direction, visually taken aback.
FAIZUL
Poachers!
Faizul looks very concerned. Faizul starts running. Soham follows Faizul with a few other villagers as he heads towards the direction of the sound. Light drizzle, high wind. 
EXT. ANOTHER PART OF Sundarban FOREST - conTINUOUS
Faizul enters and comes face to face with the poachers. Faizul has a physical clash with them that continues for sometime. Faizul unmasks one of them.  It is Harun, the WITCH DOCTOR. Faizul is startled.
FAIZUL
Harun. You!
POACHER 1 / WITCH DOCTOR overpowers Faizul and fires at him.
The POACHERS flee, leaving Faizul bleeding. Rains wash away the blood towards the pools of water accumulating.
Soham enters the scene with the villagers to discover Faizul profusely bleeding and dying. 
The two poachers fire at the villagers and Soham, which does not hurt anyone. The villagers advance towards the poachers and they keep firing. The villagers hide behind trees but do not give up chasing. 
The poachers flee from there, firing at the villagers. 
Soham comes back to Faizul and inspects his wound. Faizul holds Soham's hands tightly.
Faizul (CONT'D)
(groaning with pain)
It is up to you now. Complete my unfinished work. 
SOHAM
I bet you will live. I cannot take your place.
FAIZUL
(laughs feebly)
You have lost all bets till now.
SOHAM
I will win this one. You will dress up like me if you lose.
Faizul becomes very still. Soham looks at him with great concern. Their hands are tightly held.
A blue kingfisher bird flies and soars towards the sky.
Ext. Mumbai airport runway - day
A Kingfisher airplane takes off towards the sky.
EXT. AN EERIE LOOKING PART OF THE JUNGLE WITH SUBMERGED TREES - DAY
Rain and wind. The poachers try to find their way away from the chasing villagers. They enter a clearing with submerged trees. It is eerie, with the submerged trees and breathing roots. 
The poachers discover a herd of 30 - 40 spotted deer in front of them. POACHER 1 fires, but it misses.
PoACHER 1 / witch doctor
Saala. My bullets ran out.
He snatches the rifle of POACHER 2. He fires. A clicking sound suggests there are no bullets left.
An eerie still. The herd of deer look at the poachers. The poachers look at the herd of deer. The herd of deer approaches towards them. 
From the other direction the villagers led by Soham approach the poachers. The poachers look scared. The villagers stop at a distance. The 30 deer surround them and come closer to them. The poachers find no way out. Suddenly they realize that they are in mortal danger. 
The deer start charging at them with their horns. One after another the deer charge and hit the poachers with their horn. This strange behavior continues for sometime till the poachers lie still. 
The herd of deer leaves. 
EXT. another part of the sundarban forest - DAY
Top shot. The villagers, with Soham in the forefront, raise and hold Faizul's body over their body and walk through the jungle. Rains wash the body and the blood. The body apparently looks motionless.
EXT. Sundarban VILLAGE - DAY
MONTAGE:
Heavy rain and wind. Soham and the villagers go back and work hard together to complete the dam. With no leader, Soham takes the role of their leader in building the dam. Under his leadership sacks are filled with sand and dumped over the dam. Using sand expedites the work. Villagers work hand in hand, and rapidly. The rain becomes fiercer.
Soham's phone rings. Shows Neha Chawla's number.
Soham
You are surprising me again and again. 

NeHA (o.S.)
You had asked if we will meet again. I had thought our paths will never cross again. So I said no. But I was wrong.  But I have come to meet you.
SOHAM
Oh! But I am not in Mumbai. 
NEHA (O.S.)
I did not say I am in Mumbai.
SOHAM
Then where are you?
Int. Balcony of a school building, raining outside - conTINUOUS
NEHA 
In Netidhopani, Sunderban. 
Intercut between balcony of a school building, raining outside, and sunderban village - conTINUOUS
SOHAM
(his face brightens up)
What! How did you know I am here?
NEHA
You can never be a Sherlock Holmes. You have yourself written it in today's article. I have been following your articles. I read it early in the morning and immediately took the morning flight to Kolkata. Your watch gives good time, or I would have missed the flight.
SOHAM
You still have that silly old watch?
NEHA
(looks at the watch)
I am wearing that silly old watch all the time. Now listen. Are you with the villagers?
SOHAM
Yes.
NEHA
You have to move them to a concrete shelter. 
SOHAM
But the villagers have been working so hard to build the dam. They want to stay here.
As Soham speaks, we see in his P.O.V the roofs of the huts flying off in the strong wind. The roofs fly like paper.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Or maybe you are right. Where do I find a concrete shelter?
NEHA
I have come to a school building near the village. The name is Netidhopani Balika Vidyalaya. Take the villagers and come here. 
SOHAM
How do I find this place? Is it in Google maps? Can I see it on my phone?
NEHA
No. Ask Faizul. He will know.
SOHAM
Um. Faizul...
NEHA
What?
Ext. Space - day
We see the earth from space, particularly India, and the Bay of Bengal. A cyclone is seen on the Bay of Bengal, touching the mainland near West Bengal and Bangladesh. The camera zooms into the cyclone, and moves though the clouds, down towards the earth, for sometime, until we see an areal view of a highway. The camera moves further down towards the highway.
Ext. Rain washed highway - day
A convoy of 5 SUVs  run along a highway. It is cloudy, and raining heavily. The wheels of the cars spray a jet of water of either sides of the road.
Int. Inside a SUV- conTINUOUS
Professor Desai, with 5 students in a car. A driver drives the car. Professor Desai is calling a phone number. 
PrOFESSOR DESAI
His number is busy.
He calls again.
ProFESSOR DESAI (CONT'D)
Sir, this is Desai. We have arrived. Full battalion. Just as we had planned last evening. Brought everything. Biscuits, medicines, tarpaulins, clothes. Where do we meet you? 
(notes down the name of the school)
Yes, raining very heavily. The wind is vibrating our car. But we are all fine and safe sir.
POV is Desai through the front windscreen. The SUV in front turns turtle on the road.
PROFESSOR DESAI (CONT'D)
Er... one correction. The wind has just turned one of our cars turtle.
Ext. Rain wASHED HIGHWAY - momeNTS LATER
A SUV is turned turtle. Lara, Titli, Milind and some students crawl out of the car. 
PrOFESSOR DESAI
All safe?
Lara
I am fine. Titli? 
TITLI
I am okay. Milind uncle?
MiLIND
I swallowed the bubble gum.
PROFESSOR DESAI
I meant, are the biscuit crates safe?

MONTAGE: 
Soham leads the villagers. Soham and the villagers go through a rough and long walk wading neck deep water, through the mangrove, in the rough weather, crossing the river at a shallow point, which is still neck deep, to arrive at the school building which is made of bricks and concrete.
EXT. VILLAGE SCHOOL BUILDING - DAY
Soham leads the villagers up to the school building. They take shelter inside the school building. Neha, waiting outside the school building, in a transparent raincoat, hugs Soham.
SOHAM
(still in the hug)
What is this for?
NEHA
You deserved it.
SOHAM
We always meet at unusual places under unusual circumstances. 
Ext. IN THE JUNGLE, NEAR A HALF SUNKEN BON BIBI TEMPLE - conTINUOUS
A dinghy boat stops on the narrow waterway near the temple.  Heavy rain. A man in raincoat gets down. 
Rear view of the man in raincoat, walking towards a half sunken Bon Bibi temple amidst the jungle. We do not see the face of the man. The man stops before the strange, half sunken, deserted Bon Bibi temple.
EXT. VILLAGE SCHOOL BUILDING - MOMENTS LATER
The convoy of SUVs arrive. Titli runs and hugs Soham. Soham lifts her in the air. 
TiTLI
Baba.
SOHAM
My darling.
Lara comes out.
SOHAM (CONT'D)
Nice little breeze.
LARA
Yes, nice breeze. Blew our car off the road.
SOHAM
Gaurav allowed you to come here?
LARA
I put down my papers.
Int. offICE, GAURAV'S ROOM - day
Gaurav enters his room in a hurry humming a tune, and closes the door. The room looks empty. He stops and farts loudly. Next moment he notices Lara sitting on a seat, which was previously not visible from where he was standing. Gaurav's eyes grow big. Then he closes his eyes and sticks out his tongue in shame. Lara looks at him and controls her laughter. Gaurav then walks confidently up to his seat.
GAURAV
Yes Lara. I did not know you are waiting in my room.
LARA
Sorry. I should have asked. 
She puts a paper before Gaurav.
laRA (CONT'D)
I want to be released from my duties here.
Gaurav looks at her, quite surprised.
InT. inside the school building - moMENTS LATER
Cooking is on in large utensils, for everyone. Students and villagers busy either settling down or arranging the stock, or in cooking. Heavy rain and swaying trees are seen outside the windows. 
Lara
(to Neha)
Hi, I am Lara.
(shakes hands)
You must be Neha.

NEHA
Yes. 
LARA
I am Soham's colleague. In fact he is my boss. You are exactly as he had described you. I was eager to meet you.
NEHA
He mentioned about me? I am sure that wouldn't be anything good, because I always misbehaved with him. 
LARA
He mentioned your name on several occasions without any mention of any misbehavior. I am sure he did not mention my name.
NEHA
Probably he did. My memory fails me.  
LARA
He didn't. I know.
SOHAM
Neha, Lara, let me...
NEHA
No thanks. We have introduced ourselves. 
Soham's phone rings. He is surprised to see the number.
SOHAM
Yes brother.
Lara frowns at the mention of 'brother'.
GAURAV (o.S.)
Help me. I am in trouble.
SOHAM
Where are you?
Ext. IN THE JUNGLE, NEAR A HALF SUNKEN BON BIBI TEMPLE - conTINUOUS
Gaurav is standing beside the half sunken Bon Bibi temple. It is raining heavily. Rain water has surrounded him on all sides. Everywhere we see, there is water. The mangrove trees stand out of the water, making the place eerie. 
GAURAV
I am in Sundarban. This place is Netidhopani. 
INTERCUT BETWEEN inside the school building AND IN THE JUNGLE, NEAR A HALF SUNKEN BON BIBI TEMPLE - conTINUOUS
SOHAM
I am also in Netidhopani.
GAURAV
I suppose I am stuck somewhere near you. I read your article this morning and came to know you are here. I immediately decided I must rush for help. After all we had started out journey together. How can I forget that? I travelled up to Netidhopani and a boatman left me at a place, which I suppose is near the village where you had stayed for a week.
SOHAM
Who is with you?
GAURAV
I am alone. And I am in great trouble. There is water everywhere and the storm is getting fiercer. I am stuck. Please get me out of here before it gets dark.
SOHAM
Don't worry brother. I'll find you. Can you describe the place?
GAURAV
I am standing next to a half sunken abandoned Bon Bibi temple. I have come all the way from Mumbai just to stand by you. 
SOHAM
I had always wanted you by my side.
GAURAV
We have shared the joyous moments together, now it is my turn to share your efforts of saving Sunderban. But first get me out of here. 
SOHAM
Hang on for a while. Help is on your way.
GAURAV
I don't know anyone. You come yourself.
SOHAM
I will.
Lara looks concerned and looks at Soham.
LARA
What is the matter.
SOHAM
I'll be back in a while. Anyone knows where is the abandoned half sunken Bon Bibi temple?
Ext. vilLAGE SCHOOL BUILDING - momENTS LATER
Hard rain with wind. Water has accumulated outside the school building. Soham sets off wading water.
EXT. IN THE JUNGLE, NEAR A HALF SUNKEN BON BIBI TEMPLE - DAY
In a deserted part of the forest, next to a broken, half - sunken temple of Bon Bibi, Soham discovers Gaurav, who is huddled inside the half sunken temple. Gaurav looks helpless.
Soham
Found you.
GAURAV
There you are.
SOHAM
I am so happy to see you here, brother. 
Gaurav
I am happy to see you here too. 
SOHAM
To be honest, I did not expect you to be here.
GAURAV
Why not? This is also my place and project Sundarban is my project. 
Soham
Let's not talk of the project now. Come with me. 
Gaurav now takes out a gun and points at Soham.
Gaurav
It is my dream project. I have worked hard for it. I don't let my dreams fly out of the window so easily. 
Soham is taken aback. 
Soham
We can discuss this later.
GAURAV
No. Let's decide this now.
SOHAM
So it was a trap. Gaurav, the Floatel project would change the environmental balance and drive tigers towards the villagers and endanger the lives of tigers and humans. If we don't save the tigers then our kids will see tigers only in picture books.
GAURAV
Oh, I am so sad to hear that. Keep walking towards the river. I am following you. Any stupid step and I will fire. No one would know anything in this part of the world.
SOHAM
What do you want?
GAURAV
I just want to see you jump into the river.
Soham's eyes scan for a possible escape route.

SOHAM
You want it to look like an accident? Either the flash flood of the river or crocodiles will kill me, right?
GAURAV
You are now talking like a hundred percent sane person.
SOHAM
I was always sane.
GAURAV
But you must forgive me for this brother. Remember, I am not doing this for myself alone. I have to think of the interest of 400 people who work for us. You are the one who tried to stop the project and make our employees jobless. So I had to step in. Will you forgive me Soham?
Int. inSIDE THE SCHOOL BUILDING - cONTINUOUS
LARA
Where is Titli? Milind, do you know where Titli is?
Milind searches his pocket.
MILIND
Not here.
LARA
I cannot find Titli.
NEHA
What's up?
TITLI
I searched the entire school, but cannot find Titli.
NEHA
I have a bad feeling that she may have followed and gone after her father.
LARA
My goodness. Soham does not know that. We must find her.
MILIND
Where is this Bon Bibi temple?
Ext. in THE JUNGLE, NEAR A HALF SUNKEN BON BIBI TEMPLE - cONTINUOUS
Soham walks down deeper and deeper into the river, which is in full current. There is a whirlpool seen nearby. 
GAURAV
Walk up to the whirlpool.
Soham walks towards the whirlpool in the river.
ext. village school building - cONTINUOUS
MiLIND
(calls up a number)
Says not reachable.
NehA
I fear he may be in a place where there is much water and we are not being able to connect.
LARA
Let's move. 
(holds the hand of a young villager)
Take us to the half sunken Bon Bibi temple.
young VILLAGER 
That temple is the den of the tiger that torments our village.
Ext. In THE JUNGLE, NEAR A HALF SUNKEN BON BIBI TEMPLE - conTINUOUS
Rain. Titli enters and sees the sight. She is shocked.
TitLI
Baba!
Soham and Gaurav turn their faces and look at Titli. Gaurav feels ashamed before Titli and hides his pistol inside his raincoat. Gaurav is in a dilemma about what to do, now that Titli has arrived. He finally turns and walks away, towards the Bon Bibi temple, unable to do anything cruel before Titli. 
SoHAM
What are you doing here?
TITLI
I was behind you. 
SOHAM
You have done something very silly. 
TITLI
Come out of there, baba. I am scared.
SOHAM
I can't. This current is much too strong.
Titli looks here and there and finds a long and strong creeper dangling from a tree just over the whirlpool. She struggles to climb the tree.
In another part of the same place, near the Bon Bibi temple, Gaurav discovers movement in the bush in front of him. Within seconds a huge Bengal tiger walks out. Gaurav turns and starts running towards the river, wading through the accumulated water, mortally frightened. 
Titli perches on a branch near the whirlpool. Looks at Soham in the whirlpool below. POV of Titli.
FLASH: Ujjaini falls into the icy lake. Soham struggling to pull her up.
Titli loosens the creeper.
TITLI
Baba, catch this.
She drops the creeper and Soham with an effort catches it. He tries to pull himself from the whirlpool, holding tight to the river. 
SOHAM
No, impossible. I can't. The current is pulling me into the whirlpool.
TITLI
Baba, impossible is nothing. I have learnt from you. Try baba.
Gaurav is chased in slow motion, by the huge Bengal tiger, both running towards the camera. Gaurav jumps into the raging river, to avoid being attacked by the tiger. He gets carried away in the current.
Soham Pulls himself up with the help of the creeper.
The tiger now looks at Soham and then Titli.
Sound of crackers. The tiger gets distracted, looks frightened by the sound of crackers, and jumps away from there. It vanishes.
A large number of villagers, some students, with Lara, Neha, Milind, and Professor Desai enter. They had been bursting crackers to chase away the tiger.
Soham looks fatigued and lies on the bank of the river.
TiTLI (CONT'D)
(to Neha)
I can't believe I could not record the best visual in my camera.
NEHA
National Geographic would have bought your footage if you did.
SOHAM
I saw it. The tiger and I met each other. 
Ext. SunDERBAN VILLAGE - nighT
FAIZUL
(to Soham)
Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing. Either the tiger will find you or you will find the tiger one day.
(turning to Soham)
You will see it one day. 
Ext. In THE JUNGLE, NEAR A HALF SUNKEN BON BIBI TEMPLE - day
LARA
Titli is such a brave girl.
Soham hugs Titli. 
Titli
I don't think I will ever feel scared again. I feel... good.
LARA
Gaurav...
SOHAM
He was here.
LARA
I guessed so. But why? Where is he now?
SOHAM
He came here to hold a closed door business conference with me. During the conference, he tried to eliminate what he thought was the greatest challenge to his business. But his plan sank and he sank too. 
Lara looks at him, puzzled.
LARA
I don't understand.
SOHAM
Gaurav got washed away by the river. He has to be searched. Milind, please inform the police to arrange for a search for Gaurav.
MiLIND
Yes sir. 
Presses the buttons of his phone. 
MILIND (CONT'D)
Bad signal. 
(re-dials the number)
Ha, got it.
POLICE CONTROL ROOM AUTOMATED VOICE (O.S.)
Welcome to West Bengal Police. Please press 1 to register a complaint. Two for... 
Camera moves up. Voices become inaudible.

EXT. Sundarban VILLAGE - DAY
SUPER: 7 DAYS LATER
Flood water HAS subsided. The students help rebuild the village with the help of tarpaulins. A makeshift health camp can be seen, giving out medicines. 
Faizul comes before Soham, dressed shabbily in a shirt, tie, and trouser, looking quite odd and awkward. Everyone claps. 
SOHAM
So I won our last bet for a change. I had said you will live.
Faizul and Soham hug. Neha joins them. Lara looks at the three of them. 
Ext. RiverBANK, SUNDERBAN FOREST - day
Flashback.
It is raining heavily. Soham stands on the bank with some villagers, and arranges to send Faizul's bleeding body to the health center in the main land. The bleeding body is laid on a boat, accompanied by two villagers and it sets sail.
SohAM
(shouts from the bank)
Admit him in the emergency. 
Flashback ends.
Ext. RIVERBANK, SUNDERBAN FOREST - day
A motorboat waits on the bank. A wooden plank connects the bank with the motorboat. 
Milind gets up on the motorboat and lends his hand to Lara, to help her get up on the boat. Their hands meet. Lara looks at Milind and then gets up on the motorboat. Lara almost slips, but Milind guards and prevents her fall, using his arms.
Titli, Neha and Soham stand on the bank.
TiTLI
(kisses Neha)
You are the toughest girl I have seen.
NEHA
(kisses Titli)
You are the bravest girl I have seen. And you will grow up to be a great nature photographer. I wish I had a camera like you.
Titli opens the strap of her handycam and hands it over to Neha.
TITLI
Here. Take it.
NEHA
(surprised)
Noooo. I did not seriously mean it.
TITLI
But I seriously mean it. I want to give you my camera. It is my gift to my friend.
NEHA
Thanks. But I'll accept it when you grow up and buy something for me yourself. 
Neha and Titli exchange hugs. Lara sees that and seem to get lost in her thoughts.
Neha gets up on the motorboat. Soham and Titli stand on the bank. A plank of wood separates them. The plank is taken away by A CREW OF THE BOAT. Soham turns back with Titli and starts walking away. 
NEHA (CONT'D)
You are not coming with us?
SoHAM
I will complete my work of rebuilding the village. You proceed. 
The motorboat sails off. Soham walks towards the camera with Titli, the motorboat in the backdrop.
EXT. EMPTY HIGHWAY, CROSSROADS - day
SUPER: ONE MONTH LATER
Soham, looking sporty, is on his bicycle, cycling along the long and empty highway.
Suddenly he has a flat tyre. He walks up with his bicycle up to a junction of 4 crossroads. The junction is deserted, with no signboards indicating which way to go. No people are seen who can assist. Soham is in a dilemma which way to go. He looks this way and that way. Once he turns his cycle to the right; then to the left; then he shows his thumb to a car for help. The car does not bother to stop. Soham stands at the junction helplessly, unable to decide which road to take. A SUV stops next to him. The dark glass goes down.
NeHA
Hop in, umbrella man.
SoHAM
Surprise surprise! Crocodile girl.
They talk on, but it becomes inaudible.
The car moves on, with the cycle on the top of the car. The camera changes to wide and moves upwards. We see the car vanishing towards the horizon of the long highway that moves towards the horizon. 
A series on lampposts on one side of the highway, with solar electricity panels fitted with them. The camera moves further and stops next to one lamppost with a solar electricity panel. We see the name of the maker of the solar electricity panels - SILVER UMBRELLA CORP. 
FADE OUT
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